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all the above non-eatables. Also Himsa is inevitable in eating at night. It should therefore be renounced. One, who has perfectly renounced Himsa, will not utter a word which is likely to give pain to another; will not do any act which may cause injury to another; will not harbour any thoughts prejudicial to another; will not make anybody else utter words likely to cause pain to another, nor commit acts likely to injure another, nor entertain feelings of ill-will towards another; and will not approbate or encourage others who by words, deeds or thought cause pain to another. This nine-fold renunciation is Perfect Renunciation. 2. Satya. Refraining from falsehood. Wrong
statement through carelessness is falsehood. It may be, (1) denial of the actual existence of a substance with reference to its position, time or nature, (2) affirmation of what does not exist, with reference to position, time and nature, (3) where it is wrongly described, (4) speech condemnable, sinful, or disagreeable. Himsa is inevitable in such cases, because of careless indulgence,
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