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that they may not chastise you and mar your glorious future." Noble resolve needed
"It is not at all difficult to adorn life with sacred vows. Strong will is needed. I took the vow of non-killing when I was a ferocious lion. It is known that lion is a carnivora and cannot live without meat, but then I had abjured meat and had embraced peaceful and pious death. Iron determibation and strong will enable you to perform desired deeds. You can subjugate you mental weakness and your strenuous efforts will invariably be crowned with success. There is no doubt about this." Admonition
"Just think of your own-self, which has become a slave of sensual life and animal appetites You yourself invite worries and anguish. You should be kiad to your own-self and give up the misconception caused by descience. You ought to remember that at present you are not real God, but you can attain Godhood by your own efforts, if you are not 'abhavya', -- one who is devoid of the capacity for liberation and who has to pass his time in the fivefold cycles of transmigration.”
“If you are a householder immediately adopt the course of noble conduct agreeable to a layman. You will then be guided by the Vyavahara Nayapractical point of view. Only advanced and highly cultured nude saints are qualified for realistic