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3. Just as a mountain remains unmoved by the tempestuous
winds so also an aspirant who has taken vows should remain impassive to pleasant and unpleasant, great and small, favourable and unfavourable conditions.
-- Sū. Kr. Sū. 1.11.37
4. Knowing that all hardships and afflictions are a result of
one's past deeds, ascetics bear them patiently like a debtor who patiently strives for payment of his debts.
- Dvā. A. 110
5. Karmas are very powerful in this world and nothing is
more powerful than karmas. Just as an elephant tramples a forest full of lotuses so also when karmas are strong, they render all other powers weak.
- Bha. A. 1621
Sixty One Restraint in Speech
1. A wise person neither speaks without being asked nor does
he interfere when another person is speaking. He does not speak about somebody in his absence and avoids deceitful untruth.
— Daśa. Sū. 8.47
2. Speech is of four kinds – ( a ) true, (b) not true, (c) diluted and (d) conventional speech.
- Daśa. Cū. 7.1
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