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Even if in my original form I am like a Siddha, attachment and hatred are blemishes on my Soul so ardently along with enthusiasm and forbearance I should aim to get rid of them. It is extremely essential to develop qualities like satisfaction, straightforwardness, simplicity, equanimity, patience, endurance, tolerance, politeness, smallness, modesty, pliability, etc. in our life. In all penance, navvaada (with nine restrictions) vishuddha (pure) brahmacharya (celibacy) is the best. The worldly jeevas get influenced by the circumstances. But by rule the manifestations are only of the Soul (upaadan) and not of the instrumental cause. However at the time of manifestation of the Soul, the presence of the instrumental cause is inevitable. Thus seeker of the truth modestly understands that let Soul alone get manifested but that does not mean at all that one has the permission to indulge in unbridled way or wantonly in sensual pleasures (which may cause them defilement), rather they (seekers) sceptically remain away from feeble causes. For a seeker of the truth it is essential to remain away from feeble causes like television,
NITYA CHINTANA KANIKAO 57
