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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (86) I forgive all living beings and may all living beings forgive me; I cherish feelings of friendship towards all and I harbour enmity towards none.
(87) If I have behaved towards you in the past in an improper manner due to slight inadvertance, I sincerely beg your pardon, with a pure heart (i.e.without any sting and passion).
(88) A monk who does not boast even slightly of his family, handsomeness, caste, learning, penance, scriptural knowledge and character observes the religion of humility.
(89) He alone is really worthy of proud who is careful not to insult other people. A person who merely boasts, has no virtues, cannot command respect.
(90) Every one has been born several times in high families as well as in low families; hence none is either high or low. After knowing this, who will feel proud of taking birth in respectable or high family?
(91) He who does not think crookedly,does not act crookedly, does not speak crookedly and does not hide his own weaknesses, observes the virtue of straightforwardness.
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