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sense to discriminate between the right and wrong and lead
to abundant sins.

This is the prime root of all the fights and feuds, pride and
ego, deceit and cheating that happens all around.
In such a situation bhavya* souls should sit back and think,
“For whose sake am I committing so many sins ? What is
the fruit of all this, pride and deceit ? For whose sake am I
spoiling relations with my real brother ? For these dreadful,
temporary things ?

Is it appropriate to fight with my parents for the sake of
my beautiful wife ? Is it appropriate to suppress my religious
activities just because my business is flourishing ? Is it
appropriate to behave badly with one and all ?

Check your life, where is your inner purity ?

Occasionally you may be generous and do charity or observe
penance and other religious rituals, but you should check that
amidst all this, what is the level of your innerpurity ?

Inner impurities :

If you sit back and think, you will realise that the heart is
full of impurities. Can you bear the appreciation of another
person’s intelligence, wealth or virtues ? If you do not like
it, jealousy and hatred are bound to arise. There are times,
when a person cannot even bear the appreciation of the person
one likes. A father is fond of his son, but if someone says
that, “Your son seems to be smarter than you,”then he cannot
accept it and his heart burns with envy.
Why does a man burn with envy on hearing praises of even
his loved ones ? This is because of the dreadful desire of
acquiring respect and prestige in the society.

* Bhavya - those who are suitable to attain salvation
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