The ascetic life of those, who
are intent on self-control, is comparable to living in heaven; while the
life of those, who do not practise self-control, is like living in hell. :
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Mortify yourself; give up the
feeling of tenderness for the body; conquer desires and then you will
realise that you have conquered all sorrow and misery; cut off all types
of attach ment, suppress hatred, and thus you will be happy in this
worldly existence.
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He, who is desirous of storing,
is a householder and not a monk.
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A monk should always
concentrate on the highest and most pure type of meditation, be free from
Nidana (i.e. carving for worldly or temporal gains in lieu of his
austerities), should possess nothing, and move about in the world
completely disregarding his body, till such time as death overtakes him.
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How can a monk, who cannot
control his passions and who is swayed away by distracting thoughts and is
discouraged at every step, can ever possibly practise the rules of
asceticism?
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He, who abandons the evil
thought of attachment to worldly objects, can alone give up possessions;
he alone is a monk who has
realised the real danger in the
world, and who has no worldly attachments.
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A monk should not care for
sleep, should avoid cutting jokes, should not take interest in the secrets
of others, but should always be occupied and devoted to his studies.
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A monk is without any
possessions, without egoism, without attachment, without vanity or
conceit, he is impartial toWards all living beings whether mobile or
immobile.
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A monk is indifferent to
success or failure, happiness and misery, life and death, so also to
censure or praise, and honour or insults.
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The enlightened monks, who are
completely disinterested in the world, who are keen on receiving alms from
different places and not from one place only, and who are self-controlled,
are like the bees; and that is why they are called the true monks.
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A monk should not eat for the
sake of the delicious taste of the food, but far the sustenance of life
and body, not being greedy for
delicacies, nor eager for good
fare, and restraining his tongue and being free from cupidity.
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If any body abuses a monk, he
should not get angry with him.
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One who never tells stories
that will incite quarrels, never gets angry, always controls his senses,
and is calm and serene, who is always pursuing firmly the precepts laid
down for observ ing self-control, is always unpurturbed, and never offends
or insults others-he alone is a true monk.
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A monk should have compassion
towards all beings, should be of a forgiving nature, should be restrained
and chaste, and should avoid all sinful activities: He should move about
in the world with all his senses properly controlled.
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A monk should not use words of
censure behind the back of another, he should not use painful language in
the presence of another; so also he should not use determinative
expression as also unpalatable expression; a monk who behaves thus, is
really a worthy one.
