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PATII OF LIAERATION
(303) The seven vices are: (1) sexual intercourse with other than one's own wife, (2) gambling, (3) drinking liquor (4) hunting, (5) harshness in speech, (6) harsh in punishment and (y) misappropriation of other's property.
(304) Meat-eating increases pride, pride creates a desire for intoxicating drinks and pleasure in gambling; and thus springs up all aforesaid vices.
(305) Scriptures of other religions have described that sages moving in air have fallen to the ground on eating meat; therefore meat-eating should be avoided.
(306) A person loses control over himself by drinking intoxicating liquors and commits many censurable deeds. He experiences endless miseries both in this world and in the next.
(307) A person who has firm devotion towards Jina like the steady mountain Meru, inclination for renunciation and is free from defects of character (salya) will have no fear in this world.
(308) Since even an enemy approaches a man of humility with friendliness, a house-holder must cultivate humility of three kinds: (in thought, speech and action).
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