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Sayings of Śri Vijayadharma Sūri
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The chief reasons of the increase of the number of widows are child marriages and marriages of old men. By abolishing these two evils, the problem, whether widows should be allowed to remarry or not, could be easily solved.
[ 94 ]
Modesty, discretion, contentment and all other virtues take their permanent seat in the heart of such men or women as have preserved their chastity in full.
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The highest and the very ideal one of all the virtues in woman is conjugal fidelity.
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The pleasure, which man derives from indulging in sexual enjoyment, resembles that of a dog who, gnawing at a fleshless bone, is gratified by the taste of his own blood that streams forth from his teeth.
perfection.
[ 97 ]
Reaching the summit of genuine happiness is truest self
[ 98 ]
Good conduct and good thought are the best expedients to annihilate evil actions.
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He who remains unshakable as Mount Meru in spite of all hardships, pure as a conch-shell in spite of all impurity round about, and brave and patient in spite of all pain, is indeed the ideal of a man.
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The three genuine spiritual jewels 'Knowledge', 'Faith' and 'Good Conduct' relieve the misery under which the soul has been suffering since eternity, so that it can never again find a foothold there.
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