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at least develop a desire to practise them. For example, eventhough, you cannot give up eating food in the nights, at present, you will at least develop a desire to discard the habit in future. If in the future, circumstances prove congenial, you will discard the habit of eating food in the night.
At present, on account of uncongenial circumstances you may not be able to perform the samayik every day. But you will at least develop a desire to perform the samayik every day when you get congenial circumstances. That innate desire will appear in you.
When circumstances prove congenial, you will begin performing the samayik every day. The same thing applies to your practising such principles as benevolence, purity of conduct and the observance of spiritual austerities. This applies to such vows as Achaurya (non-stealing) Aparigraha (non-attachment).
THE DESIRE SHOULD BE KEPT ALIVE
This is an important point. If you cannot practise a principle, at present, you must at least continue to desire to practise it. You must keep the desire strong and firm. You should not be negligent in this respect. At present, you may not be able to carry out some vows and rules of observance but you must keep up a strong desire to carry them out when you get congenial circumstances. There is a method by which you can fulfil such a desire.
THE METHOD TO ATTAIN FULFILMENT
If you cannot practise some principles, at least keep admiring those that practise them and you also render service to them according to circumstances. - Supposing you cannot render any help to others and sup
posing some people are doing deeds of charity, then you
admire them. - If you cannot practise celibacy and if some people are prac
tising it, you admire them.
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