Passage 13

In English

was an ideal son. It is often believed that if one has a son, then there will be no difficulty for the father in attaining salvation. This is not always correct. Did not the king have many sons? What is the benefit which he got out of all his sons? did not have children at all, did he not get salvation? , who had one hundred sons, did not have even one son left to do the last rites for him, while attained salvation without any children. It does not follow that either good or bad will come out of the children. It is only when the sons take to the right path that good will come to the parents. The son who had enjoyed the grace and kindness of his father should repay this with gratitude by doing such good things in return. For the sacred birth of a human being, the parents are the main cause. If by securing such sacred human birth, man does not show gratitude in return to his parents, then it is a useless life.