16 Major Odu - Advice
Eji Ogbe: Seek wisdom beyond sacrifices, sit down with spiritual teachers. Oyeku Meji: Kindness must not be done with evil intentions. Do not engage in any wickedness against others; do not retaliate against those who are against you. Iwori Meji: Speak their truth, even against evil doers, but beware of their retribution. Do not wrestle for advancement; do not seek to attain through competition. Idi Meji: Too much kindness is repaid with wickedness; do not be foolishly kind. Do not leave this earth with no one to reap your heritage. Do not be involved with gossip, even if it involves you. Irosun Meji: Be patient; do not be in a hurry to achieve; step by step is the best way. Respect and honor the ancestors; preserve the memories of their achievements and become a part of their conciousness. Oworin Meji: Do not let scarcity affect your wisdom, do not let scarcity make you unwise. To improve your life, improve your character and behavior. Obara Meji: Cease to complain about life and cease to be stunnorn for such brings misfortune and loss. Okanran Meji: Do not go to places where you are not invited. Cease to be argumentative; cease to incite debate. Ogunda Meji: Strive to complete all endeavors which you have begun. Learn to channel your aggressive tendencies positively. Osa Meji: Guard against over-stressing yourself; guard against anxiety and frustration. Strive continually to achieve the impossible. Resist those who attemp to disrupot your well-being. Ika Meji: Appreciate yourself more fully; appreciate your divine. Address the major problems in your life; cease to attend only the minor ones. People will attemp to harm you; do not let them do so. Oturupon Meji: Learn to act more and react less; reacting based on the ways of others leads to misfortune. Guard against spitefulness, do not harbor ill feelings against others. Exercise firmness, especially when things are bad. Otura Meji: Do not abandon the heavenly law which decrees the supremacy of elders. Study your speech so that the modifications of the mind may be reached. Irete Meji: Remember one falsehhod destroys a thousand truths. Listen to advice; you are wise only if you listen to advice. Do not exhaust yourself attempting to satisfy the emptiness of others. Ose Meji: Every act whether mental, physical, or emotional, has an enormous impact on our lives. Do not be so easily distracted; do not let your attention be so easily taken. Refrain from anything That involves the showing odd of strengths. Ofun Meji: Take care of what you eat: do not eat in a hurry; sit down and relax while eating. Guard against those who make you anxious. Be not moved by anger, lust or greed. Ase! ase O!, ase! source
