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imagine inuumerable qualities in the lip which is looded with a current of saliva ? What merit is seen in the breasts which, like wounds, are full of pus? They are grown up balls of thick flesh; who would feel an attach. ment for them which are so defiled? What do wise people say about the middle zone ? It sheds impurities at two points. Wbere fat, blood, flesl and bones are assembled, tell me, what cause of purity is there? Tell me what man in the world would feel attachment for it, if he observes inner and outer purity? Whichever person would think of this as impure by nature being produced by somen and blood, bim this matchless idea would bring on to the path of salvation.
12. As water is collected in the ocean, even 60 a multitude of Karmas flows in. The soul contracts Karmas as an invisible point of iron is caught by a magnet. By the loss of the right; faith, Karmas are contracted owing to the false belief. The guileless lord Jina declares that Korma comes in as a result of non-abstinence. The inflow of the Kormas takes place by falling into anger, pride, deceit and greed. If one forms the habit of controlling the mind, the enemy Karma can not be born. If one indulges in violent speech, who can prevent the Karmas meeting him? Whoever uses bis body for violence, makes love with Karmas. Having given rise to a slight cause for Karmas, ifone contemplates in his heart upon this idea, he is blessed; that man, without delay, relishes the juice of eternal bliss.
13. Whoever, being firm-minded, holds up right faith, checks the wicked false sight. Whoever conducts bimself with pure forgiveness, geta rid of the water of anger, the cause of misery. Whoever conducts himself with pure gentlenes, his pillar of pride surely goes off. Whichever Doblo person gets his mind on straight-forwardness, becomes an antidote to the poison of fraud. Whoever is indifferent even towards a beautiful body, cortainly vanquishes the lion of greed. Whichever good man shall follow religion with his heart, shall arrest the monkey mind. Whoever worships the passionless ( Jina ) with adoration, immediately destroys 'wicked desires, Whoever obserres all the forms of religion, keeps pure at heart and practises meditation and concentration, escapes low birth. Whoever, being endowed with forgiveness and self-restraint and being an abode of virtues, visibly checks those ( evil tendencies ), he, having enjoyed the pleasures of heaven, bende his way towards perfection.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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