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Yati-dharma (Supreme Dharma): Kshama (forbearance), Märdava (humility), Arjava (straightforwardness), Shaucha (absence of greed, or containment purity of mind), Satya (truthfulness), Sanyam (self-restraint), Tapa (penance), Tyag (renunciation), Akinchanya (detachment or absence of a feeling of ownership), and Brahmacharya (celibacy) are the ten attributes of types of supreme Dharma. These ten virtues are pure passionless modes of the conduct attribute of the soul. Word supreme prefixed to each one denotes that there is inevitable existence of the right belief and the right knowledge. (Samyag darshan and Samyag jnän) These pure virtues are always associated with enlightened soul and are not present in the ignorant soul with wrong belief. In fact, the right belief and the right knowledge are the basis for the spiritual progress for the living being. Ten attributes or the virtues are the part of the conduct attribute, which is purified once the soul obtains enlightenment. Therefore, right belief and right knowledge are the roots for the tree of right conduct to grow. These Ten Commandments or attributes are the name of the natural dispositions originated in the presence of right belief and right knowledge and there is absence of wrong belief and passions.
• kshama (forbearance) • Märdava (humility)
Ärjava (straightforwardness) Shaucha (absence of greed, purity of mind) Satya (truthfulness) Sanyam (self-restraint) Tapa (penance) Tyag (renunciation)
Äkinchanya (absence of a feeling of ownership), and • Brahmacharya (celibacy) are the types of supreme Dharma: Kshamä (forgiveness and forbearance): Forgiveness means not to allow anger to arise and in case it does, then to render it ineffective through the internal power. Forbearance means forgiveness. It is the nature of the pure soul to have forbearance. By taking the shelter of the forgiveness, one cultivates nature of the soul, which is free of anger. The mundane soul has anger within him since time infinite and as a result the true nature of forgiveness has not been cultivated. Revenge is the worst form of anger. When one reacts to the unfavorable situation right away, then it is known as anger. But at that time if he waits and keeps the matter to his mind then the state of mind turns in to revengeful nature. In anger, one reacts right away but in revengeful nature, one keeps to him and plans for revenge in the future. Revengeful nature is much more dangerous than the anger. Anger is like fire and it produces burn right away but when one keeps anger within and plans for revenge then he keeps on burning from within all the time. Anger is of four types:
• 1. Infinite bondage producing anger (Anantänu-bandhi Krodha) • 2. Partial vow preventing anger (Apratyakhyänävarni Krodha)
3. Total vow preventing anger (Pratyakhyänävarani Krodha) • 4. Perfect conduct preventing anger (Sanjvalan Krodha)
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