THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

He should try to increase the limits of his work and then strive for
excellence in that yet should never boast of anything. He should overlook the shortcomings of
others and never talk about them. As far as possible he should try and forgive the vicious so that
they would remain grateful to him. His behavior should be near ideal. He should set an example to
his followers by doing seemingly impossible things. He should take care that his group remains
intact in any given situation. He should never lose his composure even when under the mountain of
problems. He should never unnecessarily engage in fruitless arguments. He should strive for the
well being of the others. He should share the grief and happiness of the society, but he shouldn’t
overdo it in the sense that if they fail to realize what he is enduring for them then they deserve what
they are getting. There is nothing wrong in keeping away from the headstrong and the stubborn. He
should be well read, have the capacity to work with all the possible wisdom, should be highly
benevolent, never lose his composure and have the capacity to pacify others.
If the vicious fail to improve then punish them in a way by which
they will never know who punished them and never make it public that you punished them. The
punishment also should be handed over through the others. In politics many a times secrecy is of
utmost importance and that should be maintained whenever required. He should never ever be
vindictive. He should be a very good judge of the humans. He should try and convert the evil
elements to the best of his ability but if they don’t budge leave them to their destiny. But if they
repent and really want to come back then he should assess if they are really honest and if they are,
give them a chance to improve.
The temperamental should be kept at a safe distance. Never tell about
your plans to the coward and the idle. He shouldn’t accept the accolades coming his way and
dedicate them to the society itself. Shree Samarth says that it is difficult to cover the whole gamut
of the subject but he has tried to tell the gist of it.
END OF THE FIFTH SAMAS
THE SIXTH SAMAS – MAHANT LAKSHAN (SIGNS OF THE SAGE)
The Sage should be the master in all sorts of good things that a
common man does. He should have the knowledge of the self, politics and how to convince the
people around him.
Now Shree Samarth says how the Sage is. He knows, what to tell
whom, how to make others happy, what is in store before hand, all the things because he has
thoroughly thought over them many a times, which is the outcome of the time he spends in solitude
which in turn is one of the advantages of the solitude.
He first learns the things, behaves according to them and then only
preaches. He pulls people out of difficulties through his wisdom. He helps the family men to learn
the wisdom of discerning about what Atman is and what is not. He likes to work hard and never
loses his composure in any sort of situation. He never runs away from any adversity. He knows
how to tackle the most difficult of the situations and problems. He is involved in much good karma
from outside but from within he never loses his unification with the Parbrahma.
Despite being in everything he is not seen prominently in them yet he
is the real force behind the people’s good karmas. He is the master of the art of being alien to
everything despite being the source behind them. He preaches wisdom to all and tries his best to