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Dharma-Marga ( Acāra-Samhitā)
16. By detachment and being free from aversion, one cuts off the ties of attachment and desire.
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17. The heart of the monk is as pure as the autumnal waters, as free as the birds and as enduring as the earth.
Sū. Kṛ. Sū. 2.2.21
Utta. Sū. 29.45
18.
A restrained monk accepts whatever food is prepared for the householders and offered to him as if it were butter and honey irrespective of its being hot, bitter, pungent, salty, sweet or sour.
Daśāśru. Sū. 5.1.97
19.
A laity who gives alms selflessly and a detached monk both beget a noble birth.
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Daśāśru. Sū. 5.1.100
20.
If a monk doesn't get the ideal food he should not be grieved but look upon it as an opportunity to observe austerity.
Daśāśru. Sū. 5.2.6
21. A monk who hankers after honour, fame, status and respect indulges in sinful acts, and still in order to preserve these untarnished, he seeks to hide his acts.
Daśāśru. Sū. 5.2.35
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