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After consuming food with a pure and unwavering determination, free from bodily fainting, one attains liberation.
## 15. The Adoration and Violation of Command: The Two Garden Example
In the city of Chandranana, King Chandravatansak ruled. He had many wives, including Trilokerakha. The king had two gardens: one in the east, named Suryoday, and the other in the west, named Chandrodya. One day, during the spring season, the king announced a celebration with his inner court, ordering the drums to be beaten. "In the morning, the king will be in the Suryoday garden with his inner court, so no citizens should go there. All grass-cutters and wood-cutters should go to the Chandrodya garden." After the drums were beaten, the king appointed soldiers to guard the Suryoday garden and ordered that no one should enter.
At night, the king thought, "In the morning, when I go to the Suryoday garden, the sun will be in front of me, and when I return, it will be noon, and the sun will still be in front of me. The rays of the sun are painful, so I will go to the Chandrodya garden." He decided to do so.
After hearing the drums, some wicked people thought, "We have never seen the king's inner court. In the morning, the king will come to the Suryoday garden with his inner court and enjoy themselves. We will hide in the branches of a leafy tree so that no one can see us. This way, we can see the king's inner court." They did just that. The garden guards saw them hiding in the branches of the tree. They caught them, beat them with sticks, and tied them with ropes.
The other grass-cutters all went to the Chandrodya garden. They enjoyed themselves and saw the king's inner court wives. The royal guards caught them too.
As the king was leaving the garden and entering the city, the garden keepers presented both groups of people to him and told him the whole story. Those who had violated the order did not get to see the inner court, and they were punished. Those who went to the Chandrodya garden had obeyed the order, so even though they saw the inner court, they were released.
## 16. Non-Attachment: The Cow-Calf Example
In the city of Gunalaya, a wealthy merchant named Sagardatta lived with his wife, Shrimati. The merchant demolished an old, dilapidated temple and built a magnificent new one. He had four sons: 1. Gunachandra, 2. Gunasen, 3. Gunachud, and 4. Gunashekhara. Their wives were: 1. Priyangulatika, 2. Priyanguruchaka, 3. Priyangusundari, and 4. Priyangusarika. As time passed, the merchant's wife...