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5. Leaving dangerous instruments ready for selfuse more than are necessary, for lending the use of such instruments to others etc., etc., Samyukta adhi. karana).
Ninth vow (Samayika.)
This is the first of the disciplinary vows (Sikshavrita). It is a vow by observing which one gets equanimity. It consists in thinking about the permanent self; or in reading true philosophy or scrip tures; or in lamenting the wrongs one has done and strengthening the resolution not to repeat the wrong in future. Also revering the Master by recounting his merits. The time taken should be forty-eight consecutive minutes, predetermined and the vow should be taken to practise it a definite number of times a year, 12 times, 52 times, once a day, or some definite time,
The general idea of this vow is to sit in a certain place and read or meditate on holy subjects.
Partial Transgressions. * Misdirection of mind, speech, or body during the time of meditation. That is, the mind, the speech, or the body must not occupy itself with other subjects than the one in hand,
* Tattvarth . VII, 28. Yogasastra III, 115.
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