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144. As a rule, there is also external purity of conduct by
virtue of internal purification. It is by internal impureness alone that man commits external wrongs.
145. (When) there exists the mental state devoid of lust,
conceit deceit and greed, there occurs unsulliedness in the psychical state (of a person.) For the releasable souls this has been pronounced by the omniscients..
146. Just as vicious acts (bad mental tensions) have been
restrained through virtuous acts (good mental tensions); · so also virtuous acts (good mental tensions) have been restrained through spiritual experience. Therefore, the yogi (saint) should meditate on his own virtuous and spiritual nature in this successive order.
147. It has been said in the doctrine of Jina (the spiritual
victor) that having done conquest over sleep, posture, and (the convetedness for) food and having apprehended the self through the grace of spiritual teacher, one should meditate on one's own self.
148. Service of an experienced person and that of the spiritual
teacher, avoidance of a value-ignorant person totally, fortitude, spiritual study, staying in seclusion, and reflection on the meaning of sutras (scriptures)--the group of all these is the means of equanimity (emancipation and bliss).
149. The saint who is the practiser of austerities and who is
· desirous of deep spiritual meditation should partake of food which is moderate and fit to be consumed, should
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