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The great sages were free from lowliness of mind, peaceful, endowed with supreme indifference, their aim was liberation, they were the keepers of the three secrets, and they were never surprised by sensual pleasures. ||195|| They always followed the teachings of the Jinas, their minds were free from worldly anxieties, and they were always afraid of the changes of birth, old age, and death. ||196|| Their eyes were the knowledge of the scriptures, they knew the ultimate truth, and they realized the imperishable soul through the light of knowledge. ||197|| They constantly contemplated the path of liberation, they were the recipients of pure food given by others, and their hands were their only vessels. ||198|| They did not desire forbidden food, even at the risk of their lives, as it was considered doubtful, received from another, intended for oneself, or bought in the market. ||199|| These wise and valiant sages, always vigilant in their conduct, accepted pure alms at a fixed time, without crossing the lines of houses. ||200|| They had no desire, and they ate whatever was available, whether cold, hot, dry, oily, salty, or unsalted, for the sake of maintaining their bodies. ||201|| They ate only enough to sustain their life, and they lived only for the sake of Dharma. ||202|| They were not satisfied with what they received, nor were they disheartened by not receiving it, considering themselves purified by austerities. ||203|| They carefully protected the six bodies: the body of earth, the body of water, the body of air, the body of fire, and the body of the living being. ||194||