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former is free of possessiveness, whereas the latter, even though robed as a monk, is a householder.
5.44 eyam niyāya muniņā paveditam-iha ānākamkhī pamdie anihe, puvvāva - rarāyam jayamāne, sayā sīlam sampehāe, suniyā bhave akāme ajhamjhe.
Knowing this, the Lord has said, 'The learned monk, initiated in the discipline of the Jina, should have faith in the commandment, should not be overwhelmed by passions, should engage in study and meditation in the first and last quarters of night, should be steadfast in the vows, and remain aloof from desires and quarrels.' Bhajyam Sutra 44
Knowing the varieties of the aspirant's moods, the Lord said: 'One should accept the commandment in the sermon of the Jina, keeping perfectly detached from the body and the sensual objects. The wise, that is, one who desists from sinful activities, should be uninfluenced by the sensual objects and passions, being devoid of any affectionate bond. He keeps striving (for spiritual excellence) in the first and last quarters of the night.'10
The expression 'keeps striving'll stands for keeping awake in the practice of the discipline, self-introspection, abstinence from sensual objects, and the practice of the spiritual resolves. One should introspect one's moral restraint which has many shades of meaning according to the Cūrņi: nature; eighteen thousand limbs of moral restraint; great vows; ecstacy; inhibition of the senses; abstinence from violence in thought, word and deed; subjugation of passions. 2
Having listened to the discipline of non-possession which is most excellent virtue in the world, 3 one should be free from the lust and disputes. Free from the lust means free from desires and hankerings. Free from disputes means free from any controversy. When there is perfection in the practice of non-attachment, there is passification of dispute and anger automatically. The truth is that anger is rooted in sensual desire.
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