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or pour water over his body, or fan himself. (5) Suffering from insects he should remain undisturbed. He is not required to scare them away, nor to keep them off, nor to be in the least provoked to passion by them. Tolerant persons do not kill them, though they eat their flesh and blood. (6) 'My clothes being torn, I shall go naked, or I shall get a new suit;' such thought-activities should not be entertained by a self disciplined person. At one time he may have no clothes, on another occasion he may have some clothes; knowing this to be a noble rule, he should not complain about it. (7) He who wanders from one place to another may become tired of his houseless life. He should bear this trouble. He should wander about free from sins, guarded in himself, performing no actions, and perfectly passionless. (8) Men have an instinctive liking for women. A self-controlled man is not disturbed by them in the least. (9) He should wander about, bearing all troubles, in a village or a town or a market place or a capital. He is strictly forbidden to acquire any property. He should live without a fixed residence. (10) He should sit down alone in a burial-place or a deserted house, or below a tree without moving himself and driving away any one. Sitting there he should patiently endure all dangers. When seized with fear, he should not stand up and go to some other place. (11) He who practises penance and is strong in self-control will not be affected by good or bad lodgings. (12) If somebody abuses him, he should not get angry. Hearing bad words, cruel and irritating speech, he should silently overlook them, and not take them to heart. (13) He should not lose temper if beaten, nor should he entertain revengeful thoughts. (14) A wandering person always faces difficulties to get everything by begging and nothing without begging. The hand of the giver is not always kindly stretched out to him when he is on his begging tour. Notwithstanding these difficulties, he should not be disturbed in the least. (15) He should beg food from the householder when his dinner is ready. He should not care whether he gets alms or not. (16) If on some occasion he suffers from some pain, he should cheerfully control his mind and bear the ills that attack him. He should not long for medical treatment. He will, thus, strengthen his discipline by neither acting himself nor causing others to act. (17) When a naked or a half-naked person lies on the grass, his body is sure to be hurt, in the sun his pain is sure to grow insupportable; still he
