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things. By evil thonghts, the Atma acquires. bad and lowly existence in the next birth. He should never give sinful or harmful advice to others, should not manufacture weapons of war, should not indulge in any talks without a purpose. IX. Vow of doing "Samayik" every day :
This vow known as Samayikvrata consists in observing equanimity of mind at least for 48 minutes every day to keep the mind in perfect tranquility. This vow enjoins one to engross oneself in meditation of the Paramatma, to read and study books dealing in the development of soul and to spend time in highly religious thinking after forgetting all affairs of business and other activities.
X. Vow of Deshavagashika : By this vow, a layman has to abstain from all wordly activities atleast for one day in a year and perform at least ten samayikas together with penances
XI. Vow of Poshadha-Vrata :
A layman not able to become an ascetic by renouncing the world once for all, must observe this poshadha-vrata at least for one
