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5.76 kimesa jaņo karissati? 5.77 esa se paramārāmo, jāo logammi itthio. When a monk with fully developed insight and knowledge, calm, perfectly careful, tolerant, always restrained, perceive a woman tempting him, he should reflect within himself about what would the person (woman) do to him. The greatest temptation in this world are the women. Bhāșyam Sūtras 75-77 The subjugation of the senses is practicable only with adequate spiritual practice. The following are the conditions of such practice —
1] Deep insight into the fructification of the karma.
2] Deep comprehension of the nature of bondage and liberation from bondage.
3] Calming down of passions and quasi-passions. 4] Careful activity and constant application of study etc.
5] Tolerance of hardships, especially tolerance of the emotions such as sex, anger, pride, etc.
6] Unabating self-restraint and desisting from the objects that provocate the senses.
A monk exerting to conquer the senses by observing these conditions of spiritual practice reflects within himself on seeing a woman engaged in amorous gestures and postures : Iam completely established in myself, and therefore, what could such woman addicted to sex do to me.
Women in the world are the sources of utmost pleasure. They generate delusion, being the sources of worldly pleasure.! 5.78 muņiņā hu etam paveditam, ubbāhijjamāṇe gāmadhammehim — The Lord has declared the following antidotes for a person tormented by sex: He should — 5.79 avi nibhalāsae. Take light diet;
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