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Chapter Serenity
Those, who want to get the jewel of religion, need to think of their capability and worthiness. For resorting to spiritual life one should have the appropriate background. Those, who do not possess the wealth of virtues and still talk of spiritual life, happen to deceive themselves. While their imagination flies high in the air, they are in reality at the bottom level. Such people merely bring down the level of social life.
A religious man should have 21 attributes. The first is serenity. One should not be shallow or rash; he needs to be considerate. He should think before uttering anything. During life, we come to know about the tales pertaining to various people; but we need to exercise discretion before taking any decision thereupon. What functions as ambrosia to one, may prove to be poisonous to another. As such, even before expressing the truth we should filter it through the funnel of discernment.
Simultaneous with exercising serenity and discretion one should also cultivate broadness of mind. The world is round and what we talk about someone will come back to us like a boomerang. It is therefore necessary to think before expressing anything. There is also the possibility that what you utter could be misinterpreted. Nothing should therefore be uttered thoughtlessly; otherwise it may give rise
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