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attain it; namely by putting these 35 rules of conduct into practice).
33. Avoid, or give up, obstinacy in all things. Obstinacy is here defined as the doing of an immoral, wrong or evil act with the object of burting. injuring, or defeating another person. He should be yielding and not stubborn.
34. He should be partial for virtues; he should have all his energy directed for it.
35. With regard to opinions, beliefs, philosopbies, religion, etc., he should be critical, and reconcile all the questions and solve all the doubts that arise out of this critical attitude.
That is the end of the rules which when practised lead towards the teaching of the state of Samyaktva, but the state is not actually reached until the three processes which were mentioned have been passed through. The result attained after passing through these processes is the Aupasha mika samyaktva, or that state of samyaktva which is the result of the control of the three darshana mohaniya karmas and the four abantanubandhis.
The nature of the control here spoken of is such that these particular mohaniya karmas do not rise or become active. The man whose anantanubandbi anger is controlled does not get angry in that intense degree.
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