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(132) When suppressed, passion can bring about the spiritual degeneration of even the most virtuous monk, who in his conduct is akin to Jina himself, what can we say of monks who are under the sway of attachment?
(133) Even one who has subsided or repressed all his passions, once more experiences a terrible spiritual degeneration, hence one ought not to become complacent when some remnants of passions still continue.
(134) One should not be complacent with a small debt, slight wound, spark of fire and slight passion, because what is small (today) may become bigger (later).
(135) Anger destroys love, pride destroys modesty, deceit destroys friendship; greed is destructive of everything.
(136) One ought to put an end to anger through calmness, pride by modesty, deceit by straight-forwardness and greed by contentment.
(137) Just as a tortoise protects itself by withdrawing all its limbs within its own body, similarly a wise inan protects himself from evil by withdrawing himself froin extrovertness.
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