The taking of objects, which
have not been given, is to be deemed theft, and that is I-limsa because it
is the cause of injury.
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Celibacy is the best among all
the vows in the world.
x x x
Celibacy is the root cause of
excellent austerities, vows, knowledge, faith, conduct, righteousness and
discipline.
x x x
Among all the austerities,
celibacy is the highest.
x x x
Non-celibacy is the root of all
sins, and a multitude of all great faults.
x x x
A celibate monk should avoid a
women, even though her hands and feet are cut off, her ears and nose are
lopped off, and though she be a hundred years old.
x x x
Sexual indulgence has root in
desire and hence it is Himsa.
x x x
To renounce all sense of
possession with regard to wealth, corn and servants, to abstain from all
harmful undertakings, and not to entertain any feeling of possession or
attachment : this is a very difficult vow.
X X X
He, who owns even a small
property in living and nonliving things, or consents to others possessilig
it, will never be delivered from misery.
X X X
Immovable and movable property,
wealth,, corn and other perquisites-none of these is capable of freeing a
man, from misery, who is suffering from the ripening of his actions.
x x x
Every man should think that he
has to depart certainly one day, leaving behind land, house, gold, sons,
wife and relations -in fact leaving even his body.
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If somebody were to give the
whole earth to one man, even then the man will not be satisfied; a greedy
person is extremely difficult to be satisfied.
X X X
Reading that wealth merely
increases your sorrows and, worries, and the bonds of attachment or
possession bring in their wake great dangers, you should bear the
excellent yoke of religion, which will give you real pleasure, and will
also bring you the great happiness of Moksha.
x x x
Renunciation of all possessions
is Ahimsa; and the appropriation of all possessions is Himsa.
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Misery is gone in the case of a
man who has no delusion, while delusion is gone in the case of him who has
no desire; desire is gone in the
case of him who has no greed,
while greed is gone in the case of him who possesses nothing.
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(6) The duties of Ascetics:
A monk who follows the order
and commandments, who' gives proper respect to elders, and who acts
according to his teachers' desires is a disciplined monk.
X X X
When reprimanded, the wise monk
should : not get angry;but he should have forebearance. - He should avoid
company,, jokes and play with mean persons. ,
x x x
Others may abuse a monk; but
the monk should not be angry with them in return; because in that case the
monk becomes like a child, the monk should not get angry.
x x x
Self-restrained monk should
withdraw with effort his mind directed to any desire or thought of injury,
or any sinful act.
x x x
In thought, words or deeds a
monk should not undertake harmful activity to living beings, who live in
this world, whether they are mobile or immobile.
x x x
Well-dressed food quickly
arouses passions; a monk, who is ntent on practising celibacy, should
always avoid such food.
x x x
A monk, intent on practising
the vow of celibacy, should abstain from ornaments, and should not do
anything whatsoever to adorn or decorate his body in any manner.
x x x
A monk should always abstain
from the five-fold pleasant things (i.e. objects giving pleasures) viz.
sounds, colours, smells, tastes, and touch. ,
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