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There are four means of cutting down the veils, e.g., spiritual vigour, self-restraint, self-control and wakefulness. Alone those who are selfrestrained, self-controlled and wakeful are the heroes who are capable of cutting down the veils. 1.69 je pammatte guṇatthi, se hu damde pavvuccati.
One who is non-vigilant and covetous of sensual objects is called
an instrument of violence. Bhagyam Sutra 69
In the presence of non-vigilance, the unveiling of the covers is impossible. The Sūtra supports this when it says: The person who is nonvigilant is covetous of the sensual objects and is truely called danda, instrument of violence. Such person virtually injures himself by injuring the fire-bodied beings, and therefore, he is called the instrument of violence. In the Sūtrakstānga (1.7.2.-8), we get the word ayadanda (Skt. atmadanda, the injurer of the self). It follows from this that the person who is non-vigilant and covets the sensual objects indulges himself in injury to life. The two sources of injury to life are non-vigilance and covetousness. The injury in thought, word and deed springs up from these two sources. 1.70 tam pariņņāya mehāvī iyāṇim no jamaham puvvamakāsi
pamāenam. Comprehending this, the wise resolves: Henceforth I will not indulge in any violent actions which I used to do in the past out of
non-vigilance. Bhāśyam Sutra 70
Comprehending that non-vigilance is the cause of violence, the wise monk disciplines himself by the strong resolve: I am now living a life of selfrestraint and therefore I should desist from injury to the fire-bodied beings that I indulged in out of non-vigilance when I was a householder.
Wise: The wise is he who has established himself in the discipline by comprehending the real nature of violent activities and abandoning them. 1.71 lajjamāņā pudho pāsa.
Look at various self-restrained monks ashamed of their violent
activities. 1.72 anagārā motti ege pavayamāņā.
Some people style themselves as homeless mendicants. Bhāșyam Sūtras 71, 72
Sūtra 71 and 72 are to explained as Sūtra 17 & 18.
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