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[Essential Sutra]
I renounce any transgression that may have been committed due to the pride arising from the enjoyment of taste and the attainment of physical pleasure, which is called "Saata-Gaurav," and due to the contradiction of knowledge, that is, the knowledge by which the soul and other substances are known, the contradiction of perception, and the contradiction of conduct. These three contradictions are the cause of any transgression.
The meaning of "Gaurav" is "heaviness." Gaurav is of two types: 1. Dravya-Gaurav, 2. Bhaava-Gaurav. The heaviness of stone, etc., is Dravya-Gaurav, and the inauspicious feeling of the soul due to pride and greed is Bhaava-Gaurav.
To follow conduct in its pure form without any fault is called "Aaraadhana," and the opposite of this, not following knowledge, etc., in their proper form, and finding fault with them, is called "Viraadhana."
Kashaya Sutra -
"Kohang Maanang Cha Maayang Cha, Lobhang Cha Paav-Vaddhanang. Vame Chattari Dosse U, Ichchhanto Hiyampano."
- Dashavaikalika Sutra, A.8
That is, a seeker who desires the welfare of his soul should abandon the four Kashayas: anger, pride, deceit, and greed, which increase sin.
The soul is harmed more by Kashayas than by any other enemy. Kashayas are the strong causes of karma-bandha. They are the ones that make the soul wander in the cycle of birth and death. The soul that is polluted by Kashayas cannot contain knowledge, perception, conduct, etc., just as no other color can be applied to a black cloth. Kashayas are the root cause of the soul's rise and fall. With the intense arousal of Kashayas, the soul falls into the deep pit of degradation, because when Kashayas gain control over the mind, all the virtues that are opposed to them are gradually lost.
"Kohu Peeing Panasei, Maano Vinayanasaano. Maaya Mittaani Nasei, Lobho Savvavinaasano."
- Dashavaikalika, A.8, 38, 39
Anger destroys love, pride destroys humility, deceit destroys friendship, and greed destroys all virtues.
Forgiveness destroys anger, humility, i.e., gentleness, destroys pride, simplicity destroys deceit, and contentment destroys greed.