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the path of salvation) 6) THINKING OF ONE'S ABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS: Even if the result of your endeavour is going to be advantageous you must see whether you have the ability to carry out that endeavour. If you proceed to do something, inspite of your inability to carry it out, you will have to give up the endeavour. 7) SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM: You must always think of things carefully and distinguish between the useful and the useless; the proper action and the improper action; advantages and disadvantages etc. You must always keep acquiring this kind of sense or discernment.
8) A PARTIALITY FOR VIRTUES : You must always have an eye for virtues both in your life and in the life of others. You must not have an eye for defects. Instead of seeing defects, you must keep seeing only virtues. IV. THE EIGHT ENDEAVOURS : 1) GRATITUDE: You should not forget even the sightest benefaction that has been conferred upon you by Gods, spiritual heads, parents or others. Remembering the benefactors, you must always try to be grateful to them and to do some good turns to them according to your ability. 2) BENEVOLENCE: Even if others do not help you, you must always keep helping others without any selfish interest. 3) KINDNESS: You should keep your heart kind and tender and help others by means of action, word or wealth according to your ability; you should never be unkind. 4) NOBLE COMPANY : In samsar, all associations are generally harmful and bring sorrows but noble company is an efficacious antidote to that disease; therefore you must associate with noble people. 5) LISTENING TO SPIRITUAL DISCOURSES : After attaining noble company, you must keep listening to spiritual discourses. On account of this, you will attain enlightenment and inspiration and you will get an opportunity, therefore, of reforming your life.
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