The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX for your sake,” and there are times when a Dhamma- Buddha reflects on the fact that he is no more and no less than any other thing, and wishes he were dead. That is to say, that kind of a Dhnamma-Buddha in whom such thoughts necessarily arise, thinks so; but this of course does not hap- pen, because it is not in the nature of a Dhamma-Buddha to think anything of the sort, and he even knows too much to think that it would be rather natural if there were some kinds of Dhamma-Buddha who did think something of the kind. But he is assuredly quite indifferent to the praise and blame of the ‘suffering fellow-men.’ He does not want their gratitude. We will now close this painful subject. 88. Behold! The goal of bliss and the long Path of Woe are at the furthest end. Thou canst choose either, O aspirant to Sorrow, throughout the coming cycles! Om Dajrapani Hum With this eloquent passage the Fragment closes. It may be remarked that the statement “thou canst choose” is alto- gether opposed to that form of the theory of determinism which is orthodox Buddhism. However, the question of Free Will has been discussed in a previous Note. OM VAJRAPANI HUM.—Vajrapani was some kind of a universal deity in a previous Manvantara who took an oath: “Ere the Cycle reach to utter darkness, Work I so that every living being Pass beyond this constant chain of causes. If I fail, may all my being shatter Into millions of far-whirling pieces Y He failed, of course, and blew up accordingly; hence the Stars. 76