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5. The person does away with reason at the time.
6. It is the opinion of the Jain philosophy that the plans, ideas, intentions, and schemes of a person who is full of excessive passion do not bear fruit [or if they do it is owing to the working of a karma]. His mind is all the time on beautiful women; he cannot have sel control and concentration of mind.
7. The success of the control of nature's finer forces that are not generally known depends upon chastity.
8. The success of mantras also depends entirely upon chastity. It is not the vibrations of sound only which give effectiveness to a mantra; your mental activity, your views; and your whole life all go to produce e compound vibration which can be sent to and felt by a being in the higher realms. The mental state is more important than the vibration of sound.
9. There are a number of world y disadvantages from the excessive exercise of the sex passion you lose and squander your money if you go with many women, you lose sight of your better desires; you cannot perform good actions; you lose respect for your superiors; you lose faith in Scriptures; you cannot go to the Deva state after death etc, etc.
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