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Ätmasiddhi animosity, vengeance, ferocity, etc. That generally arises when we find someone not behaving properly or something not happening to our expectation. But becoming angry for that does not serve any purpose. Instead, if we forgive the person concerned and calmly explain how he was wrong, he may realize his mistake and may remain careful not to repeat it. On the other hand, when we become angry, not only do we hurt the person with whom we might be angry, but we hurt ourselves also by defiling our mind. We lose our own peace of mind and feel unhappy. If one realizes that, it would not be hard for him to practice forgiveness. Similarly it is possible to overcome ego and arrogance by developing modesty, deception by straightforwardness, and greed by contentment.
છોડી મત દર્શન તણો, આગ્રહ તેમ વિકલ્પ; કહ્યો માર્ગ આ સાધશે, જન્મ તેહના અલ્પ.
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Chhodi Mat Darshantano, Ägrah Tem Vikalpa; Kahyo Märga Ä Sädhashe, Janma Tehanä Alpa.
Giving up strong opinions and view
points about beliefs and ideology, one, who follows the above mentioned path, shall have to take few births.
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