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sitting, getting up, or walking, in all such acts so to restrict bodily operations that discrimination is maintained between what is to be done and what is not to be done that is called gupti pertaining to body
(2) Whenever there arises an occasion to speak then to restrict speech-if needs be to keep silent altogether—that is called gupti pertaining to speech.
(3) To give up volitions that are evil or are a mixture of good and evil, as also to cultivate volitions that are good—that is called gupti pertaining to manas. 4.
The Types of Samiti :
Right--that is, blameless—īryā or moving about, right bhāṣā or speech, right esaņā or procurement of provisions, right ādāna-niksepa or receiving and placing of things, right utsarga or disposal of refuse—these are five samitis. 5.
All the samitis, being of the form of an activity inspired by a sense of discrimination, act as a means for samvara. The five samitis are as follows :
(1) To move about cautiously so as to cause trouble to no living being—that is called īryā-samiti.
(2) To speak what is true, beneficial, measured and free from doubt—that is called bhāsā-samiti.
(3) To act cautiously while seeking to procure such means necessary for the conduct of life-journey as are free from defects—that is called eșanā-samiti.
(4) To receive and place any thing whatsoever after a proper inspection and a proper cleansing-of-dust-that is called ādānaniksepa-samiti.
(5) To dispose of things that are of no use at a place free from living bodies and after proper inspection—that is called utsarga-samiti.
Question : What is the difference between a gupti and a samiti ?
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