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(599) Always speak words which are dear (to others), even those wicked men who use harsh words ought to be forgiven; one must take the best from all people - these are illustrative of persons possessed of subdued passions.
(600) Praising oneself, picking up faults even with those who are worthy of worship and maintaining inimical attitude for a pretty long time - these are the characteristics of persons possessed of intense passions.
(601) A person, having lost his self-awareness due to attachment and aversion, remains enslaved by the senses. His doors of karmic influx being open, he commits Karmas continuously through three fold means, i. e., mind, body and speech.
(602) There is a continuous inflow of the Karmas through the doors of influx, i. e. violence etc., just as a boat with holes sinks in the sea due to the inflow of water, so does the soul.
(603) (Yogas are also the doors of Karmic influx). The vibrations in the soul through the activities of mind, body and the speech are known as Yoga. So say the Jinas.
(604) As soon as the Yogas, i. e., the soul vibrations lessens, the bondage or the Karmic influx also lessens. The moment the Yogas are stopped, the Karmic-influx does not take place; just as the water does not enter the boat which has no holes.
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