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his senses fully controlled. (32). He should obey the words of his high-souled preceptor; having said' yes' to his order, he should execute it. (33). Having known life to be impermanent and having seen the way to Liberation, he should desist from enjoyments; life after all is limited. (34). Having seen one's own strength and endurance, faith and health, place and time, one should employ oneself (for. doing good to one's soul ). (35). While old age has not begun to ail, or disease has not grown, or senses have not failed, one should practise religion. (36). Desiring one's own benefit, one should throw away the four Big Faults anger, conceit, deceit and avarice, which all aggravate sin. (37). Anger puts an end to love ; conceit destroys humility; deceit removes friends, while avarice destroys everything. (38). One should destroy anger by calmness, should conquer conceit by softness, deceit by straightforwardness and avarice by contentment. (39). Unchecked anger and conceit, so also, increased deceit and avarice, these four are the dark emotions which sprinkle ( as if with water ) the roots of the Tree of Transmigration. (40). A monk should behave modestly before other monks of superior religious merit; never should he give up his sterling character; having well guarded his limbs by contracting and withdrawing them ( from activities ) like a tortoise, the monk should exert himself in penance and self-restraint. (41). He should not show fondness for sleep; should avoid mirthful talks; should not take delight in secret talks; but he should always be devoted to his studies. (42). Without indolence, be should always devote his activities to the observance and practice of monkhood; devoted to monkhood, he obtains. the unparalleled object viz. Omniscience. (43).
He should serve his learned preceptor who is beneficial to him in his career, here and beyond ; by following him he secures a good future condition ; he should ask him the
