*WISDOM ABOUT LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG*
*These words were spoken by the great sage Kasyapa Muni to King Vidura* (from Sabha Parva, Section 67, Mahabharata)
He that knows the truth, but remains silent due to gain, anger or fear, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
He who is witness by seeing or hearing,
but does not speak up, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
In an assembly where a truly censurable act is not rebuked and allowed to occur, half the merit of that act goes to the head of that assembly, one fourth unto the perpetrator and one fourth unto each who witnessed the act. By their silence, they are considered.
to be of similar minds.*WISDOM ABOUT LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG*
*These words were spoken by the great sage Kasyapa Muni to King Vidura* (from Sabha Parva, Section 67, Mahabharata)
He that knows the truth, but remains silent due to gain, anger or fear, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
He who is witness by seeing or hearing,
but does not speak up, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
In an assembly where a truly censurable act is not rebuked and allowed to occur, half the merit of that act goes to the head of that assembly, one fourth unto the perpetrator and one fourth unto each who witnessed the act. By their silence, they are considered.
to be of similar minds.
On the other hand, when the censurable act is rebuked, the head of the assembly and others in attendance are freed from all sins.
Only the perpetrator of the act reaps the total merit of the act.
Those who, upon being asked, decline to assist a wronged person will similarly be wronged.
Those who, when asked, lie to conceal a crime destroy the meritorious acts of their seven upper and seven lower generations.
The grief caused by *loss of wealth, loss of a son, incurring debt, separation from one's companions, loss of spouse, losses due to government decisions, sterility, being attacked by a carnivorous animal such as a tiger, becoming a kept woman and loss of property as a consequence of false witnesses* have been said by the gods to be different sorts of merits of those who speak false or remain silent when they ought to speak.
*Therefore, he who knows, should speak the truth without concealment. *
*These words were spoken by the great sage Kasyapa Muni to King Vidura* (from Sabha Parva, Section 67, Mahabharata)
He that knows the truth, but remains silent due to gain, anger or fear, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
He who is witness by seeing or hearing,
but does not speak up, casts upon himself a thousand sufferings.
In an assembly where a truly censurable act is not rebuked and allowed to occur, half the merit of that act goes to the head of that assembly, one fourth unto the perpetrator and one fourth unto each who witnessed the act. By their silence, they are considered.
to be of similar minds.
On the other hand, when the censurable act is rebuked, the head of the assembly and others in attendance are freed from all sins.
Only the perpetrator of the act reaps the total merit of the act.
Those who, upon being asked, decline to assist a wronged person will similarly be wronged.
Those who, when asked, lie to conceal a crime destroy the meritorious acts of their seven upper and seven lower generations.
The grief caused by *loss of wealth, loss of a son, incurring debt, separation from one's companions, loss of spouse, losses due to government decisions, sterility, being attacked by a carnivorous animal such as a tiger, becoming a kept woman and loss of property as a consequence of false witnesses* have been said by the gods to be different sorts of merits of those who speak false or remain silent when they ought to speak.
*Therefore, he who knows, should speak the truth without concealment. *
On the other hand, when the censurable act is rebuked, the head of the assembly and others in attendance are freed from all sins.
Only the perpetrator of the act reaps the total merit of the act.
Those who, upon being asked, decline to assist a wronged person will similarly be wronged.
Those who, when asked, lie to conceal a crime destroy the meritorious acts of their seven upper and seven lower generations.
The grief caused by *loss of wealth, loss of a son, incurring debt, separation from one's companions, loss of spouse, losses due to government decisions, sterility, being attacked by a carnivorous animal such as a tiger, becoming a kept woman and loss of property as a consequence of false witnesses* have been said by the gods to be different sorts of merits of those who speak false or remain silent when they ought to speak.
*Therefore, he who knows, should speak the truth without concealment. *
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