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35.
Only those who keep possessiveness in check, are self-disciplined. So do I say.
ANNOTATION 35. The word brahmacarya can be interpreted in three ways:
(a) Control of sex organs, (b) Living in a religious order, and (c) Self-discipline.
Body is also a kind of possession. One who is attached to the body cannot control his sex organs.
One who is attached to the body and the worldly objects can neither live in a religious order nor can he follow the rules of ascetic life including non-violence.
All the three meanings stated above are applicable here, but the third meaning is more relevant.
३६. से सुयं च मे अज्झत्थियं च मे, "बंध-पमोक्खो तुम अज्झत्थेव"। 36. Se suyaṁ ca me ajjhatthiyam ca me, "bardha -pa mo
kkho tujj ha ajjhattheva". 36. I have heard and realized that bondage and salvation
are both within your Self.
३७. एत्थ विरते अणगारे, दोहरायं तितिक्खए।
पमत्ते बहिया पास, अप्पमत्तो परिव्यए। 37. Ettha virate anagare. diharā vai titikkhae.
Pamatte bahiyā pāsa, appa matio parivvae.. 37. Having forsaken acquisitiveness, a monk should all
his life forbear the hardships, (attendant upon nonpossession). See! Those who are stupefied, are far away from asceticism. Therefore, lead a life of self-discipline with vigilance.
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