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3. aişaņā samiti – carefulness in eating; 4. ādāna-niksepaņa samiti - carefulness in lifting and
laying down things; and 5. utsarga samiti – carefulness in disposal of excretions.
Control of the three kinds of activities (gupti) Controlling the threefold activity of:
1. the body; 2. the organ of speech; and 3. the mind.
The ten virtues (dasa-lakṣaṇa dharma)
1. uttama kşamā – supreme forgiveness; 2. uttama mārdava - supreme forbearance, humility; 3. uttama ārjava – supreme straightforwardness, honesty; 4. uttama sauca – supreme purity, non-covetousness; 5. uttama satya - supreme truthfulness; 6. uttama samyama – supreme self-restraint; 7. uttama tapas – supreme asceticism, penance, religious
austerity; 8. uttama tyāga – supreme renunciation; 9. uttama ākiñcanya – supreme non-attachment; and 10. uttama brahmacarya – supreme chastity, celibacy.
The twelve contemplations (anuprekşā or baraha bhavan@) Meditation on:
1. anitya bhāvanā – the transitoriness of the world; 2. aśaraņa bhāvanā – the helplessness of the soul;
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