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4. He has entirely given up the sex passion. This is the fourth characteristic which the teacher must have in order to be able to tell us the truth.
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5. He does not own any property, that is in the sense of ownership as understood in law. His clothing is given to him but he does not have them as owning' them. He only holds them as custodian; books, etc.
The guru may be a man or a woman.
If a person does not have all the above characteristics, the person who has obtained the samyaktva, is convinced that he cannot be the right kind of teacher able to teach us the truth ;-if he uses all sorts of false politeness he is not a man able to teach the truth.
Dharma means the body of rules of conduct. It does two things, it prevents a living being from falling down spiritually, and it helps him to go up spiritually. These rules apply to all living beings, not only to man. All living beings are social, and these rules have something to do with a living being's relationships with other living beings. Our own development only takes place by reason of our actions and life in relation to other living beings. The ultimate object of all these rules so far as they are social, must come to
Dharma.
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