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An ostentatious and prosperous life alone is dear to them. They have strong clinging to land and property. 2.58 äratam virattam maņikumdalam saha hirannena, ithiyão parigijjha tattheva rattā. They gather clothes of different colours, precious gems, ear-rings, precious metals like gold and silver and women, and cling to them. Bhāyam Sutra 58 Such people have lust for clothes dyed with kusumbha flowers and various other colours, and also precious stones, ear-rings, precious metals like gold and silver, and women. People accumulate clothes for protection of the body, precious gems and ornaments for adorning the body; they amass precious metals and wealth for maintenance of life, and women for enlarging family; when utility is replaced by clinging, the knot of mine-ness becomes invincible. The Sūtra has disclosed this truth. 2.59. na ettha tavo vă, damo, vā, ņiyamo vā dissati. Neither penance, nor self-control, nor self-discipline is found in such persons. Bhagyam Sutra 59 It is not possible to find penance, restraint, or discipline in persons who have possessions or lust for possessions. On account of their possessions, they always suffer from anger and anguish. The agonised mind can hardly think of penance and restraint.
Penance means conquering taste and successfully practicing the postures, etc.
Self-control means conquering the senses and restraining the passions.
Self-discipline means abstaining from the objects of enjoyment (consumable and usable) for a limited period. 2.60 sampunnam bāle jīviukāme lālappamâne müdhe vippariyāsuvei. The ignorant person who desires to live an unhindered prosperous life, and hankers after pleasures meets the reverse (i.e. suffering) in life under the sway of delusion.
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