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Desh virathi (partial renunciation) the twelve vows
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You should not read sensational novels and magazines etc. You should not bathe in rivers, lakes, ponds etc., for pleasure. You should take a vow to discard these and the other unnecessary and spiritually harmful things of this kind.
An inebriate enjoyment of the things mentioned above such as movies etc. provoke sexual passion and other harmful desires and passions. A shravak should be always thinking of leading a sinless life. Therefore, he should not entertain passions that impede spiritual elevation.
THE NINTH VOW - THE SAMAYIK
The Samayik is an austerity performed by Shravaks and Shravikas. They sit for two ghadis (a ghadi is a period of 24 minutes) on a katasan and by taking a vow of the samayik, they contemplate on pure knowledge etc. According to the prescriptions, they discard all sinful thoughts and actions, at that time and carry out contemplation to attain the sprit of non-violence which bestows the gift of fearlessness on all jivas; and for carrying out such vows as truthfulness etc., and to attain equanimity. This austerity is called the samayik. You must take a vow saying that you would perform a certain number of samayiks per day, per month or per year.
Question: What are the special benefits of this vow? What is the use of carrying out the samayik ? Answer : A person gets the benefits of the samayik at the time when he is performing it. If he carries it out through months, years and throughout his life he will attain tremendous spiritual powers. They should be known to be great. Flaut 8tf faunaiset 4 During the samayik, one is free from sinful propensities and actions of the body, mind and voice. You must be cautious not to forget the vow to perform the samayik.
THE TENTH VOW: THE DESHAWAKASIK (THE VOW TO LIMIT PLACE)
Taking a vow for a certain period, not to move beyond a certain area; and not to have any concerns in affairs relating to
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