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(477) A monk who has studied the scriptures keeps his five sense organs under control, practises the three guptis i.e. the control over one's mind, speech and body, concentrates his mind and observes humility.
(478) Perfect meditation is attained through knowledge and destruction of Karmas by meditation; liberation is the fruit of destruction of Karmas; hence; one should be engaged constantly in acquisition of knowledge
(479) Among the twelve penances, internal and external which are experienced by one wise person, there is no penance, that equals or will be equal to the study of scriptures.
(480) A monk who makes no movements of his body while sleeping, sitting or standing and checks all activities of his body is said to observe the sixth penance of bodily steadiness.
(481) The benefits of practising meditation with bodily steadiness are: removal of bodily and mental lethargy, development of capacity to bear pain as well as pleasure, acquisition of deep reflection, and enhanced power of concentration in pure meditation.
(482) The.penance of those who are born in noble families and have renounced their homes will not be pure, if they practise it for praise and honour; those who desire to attain purity must practise penance unnoticed and without any desire for praise.
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