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1. Overindulgence of the Sense of Sight

Ogling women, admiring the wealth of others, trying to locate
where others keep their treasure in order to steel it later,
reading or seeing pornography, etc.
2. Overindulgence of the Sense of Sound

Hearing and indulging in criticism and backbiting, indulging
in dirty talk, disclosing the secrets of others, etc.

3. Overindulgence of the Sense of Taste

Desire to eat various foods, obsession with tasty food and
drinks, etc.

4. Overindulgence of the Mind
The mind can be one’s worst enemy. By thinking sinful
thoughts, it causes a great deal of harm to the soul. Thoughts
of anger, arrogance, artifice and avarice, attachment and
aversion harm the soul greatly. Thoughts are fickle and if
one is not careful, tend towards exaggeration. At times, even
minor inconveniences may seem like offenses against oneself.
At other times, the emotions of love and liking and hatred are
felt so strongly, that the soul suffers terribly as a consequence.
Unbridled thoughts may cause delusion. In other words, there
are no limits to the damage that an unrestrained mind can
cause. Look at how the tiny ‘rice fish’ which lived off the
pickings it found among the teeth of the crocodile, accrued
more sin that the crocodile itself!
The long and short of it is that one must retain a hold over
one’s senses and the mind. Else, one must be prepared to go
through a great deal of sorrow and anger.

Rupsen’s soul was now roaming the world as a rutting elephant.
Nature had given him a strong body and circumstances were

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