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body). (Therefore), from the body remove attachment which is unpleasent and greatly distressful.
39. The person who is detached from the world of things
becomes free from sorrow. In spite of his being in the world, he is not defiled by the uninterrupted current of sufferings, just as the leaf of the lotus-plant is not defiled by water.
40. That which is Ahimsă (non-violence), self-restraint and
austerity is Dharma (spiritual value). It is by virtute of the Dharma (spiritual values) that supreme spiritual beneficence results. To him whose mind is (absorbed) in the Dharma (spiritual values) even gods pay homage.
41. The basic nature of a (sentient) thing is known as Dharma
(spiritual value); the mental states of forgiveness etc. are ten kinds of Dharma (spiritual values); the togetherness of three Jewels is also Dharma (spiritual value); and again the protection of Jivas (beings) is Dharma (spiritual
value). 42. In the life of the person who, on the occasion of formid
able affliction which is being created by gods, men and animals, is not excited by anger, there exists unsullied forgiveness.
43. I forgive all the beings. May all the beings forgive me. • My amity is with all the beings and enmity with none.
44. To the person who does not think in a devious way, who
does not act in a devious way, who does not speak in a
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[ Samaņasuttam
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