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( 48 ) and articles given up, passing excrements without care, forgeting the rules, and lack of interest.
193. The vow of limited use of articles of enjoyment is breached by eating things having life, or mixed with those having life, or being in contact with such, or food not wellcooked or aphrodisiacal.
194. The defects in the vow of food-offering are delegation of host's duty, placing food on or covering it with articles with life, not serving meal at proper time, and lack, of interest.
195. The vow of tranquil death is transgressed if there is a desire to live, or to die, attachment to friends, reminiscence of pleasures enjoyed, or desire for pleasures in future. 196. One with thorough control, soon attains eternal bliss by a thorough observance of the vows.
Austerities.
197. Austerities are helpful to liberation; therefore practise them.
198. The external austerities for house-holders are: - Fasting, reducing diet, sleeping and resting in lonely places, giving up tasty things (milk, curd, ghee, oil, salt, sugar). 199. And the internal austerities are : - Respect, and service of saints, expiation renunciation, study, and con
centration.
200 House-holders should also as far as possible follow the rules of conduct for saints.
Six Essentials.
201, Equanimity, praising, bowing, repentance, renunciation, and attachment for the body are the 6 essential daily duties.
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Three Controls.
202. Body, mind, and speech should be properly control
Five Careful Acts.
203. Careful movement, careful speech, careful eating, careful placing and removal of things, careful evacuation of excrements should also be observed.
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