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müke{kek&eknbktb&'kkp&l R; &l a e&ri LR; kxkfdpU; &cgkp; ki.k /ke% IX.6 Uttamakşam -m rdav rjava- auca-satya-samyama-tapasty 8 kiñcany
brahmacary ni dharmah
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mÚke&{kek] mÚke&eknb] mÚke&Vktb] müke& b] mÙke&I R:] mÙke&l a el mùke&ri] mūke&R; kx] mùke&vkfdpu vkg mlke&căp;&;s nl &i dkj ds /kel gå Supreme forbearance, modesty, straightforwardness, purity, truthfulness, self-restraint, austerity, renunciation, non-attachment and celibacy constitute virtue or duty.
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Q.IX.6.1 A.IX.6.1
How many types of spiritual virtues (dharma) are there?
There are ten spiritual virtues namely supreme forgiveness (uttama kşam ), supreme modesty (uttama mrdava), supreme straightforwardness (uttama rjava), supreme purity (uttama duca), supreme truthfulness (uttama satya), supreme self restraint (uttama samyama), supreme austerity (uttama tapa), supreme renunciation (uttama ty ga), supreme non attachment (uttama kimcana) and supreme celibacy (uttama brhmacarya).
Q.IX.6.2 A.IX.6.2
What is meant by supreme forgiveness (uttama kşam )? To forebear anger even when provoked by anger without developing a feeling of revenge is supreme forgiveness.
Q.IX.6.3 A.IX.6.3
What is meant by supreme modesty (uttama m rdava)? To give up pride both internally and externally is supreme modesty.
Q.IX.6.4 A.IX.6.4
What is meant by supreme straightforwardness (uttama rjava)? Psychic state without a feeling of crookedness and to act (mind, body and speech) in a straight forward manner is supreme straightforwardness.
Q.IX.6.5 A.IX.6.5
What is meant by supreme purity (uttama auca)? To purify the soul by giving up the greed and tendencies leading towards greed is supreme purity.
Q.IX.6.6 A.IX.6.6
What is meant by supreme truthfulness (uttama satya)? Giving up untrue speech based on attachment and aversions and to speak beneficial, sweet and favourable speech is supreme truthfulness.
Q.IX.6.7 A.IX.6.7
What is meant by supreme self restraint (uttama samyama)? Activities leading to the restraint all the five sense organs, mind, body and speech; and to protect living beings of all types is supreme self restraint.
Q.IX.6.8 A.IX.6.8
What is meant by supreme austerity (uttama tapa)? To dissociate the bonded karmas by performing 12 types of austerities is supreme austerity. In other words it is austerities observed to enjoy the intrinsic nature of the self / soul.
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