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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (126) Fight with thyself; what is the good in fighting against external foes? One can get supreme happiness by conquering one's own self by one's self.
(127) One must conquer one's own self, because it is difficult to conquer it. One who has conquered one's own self attains bliss in this world as well as in the next.
(128) It is proper that I must conquer my self by selfrestraint and penance. But it is not proper that I should be vanquished by others and made a prisoner or killed by them.
(129) One should desist from action in one direction and undertake action in another direction. One should avoid being incontinent and should practise self-restraint.
(130) The two sins attachment and aversion lead one to commit sinful acts. That monk who always besieges them will not wander in this mundane existence.
(131) Just as a horse can be controlled by a bridle, the sensual pleasures and passions can be forcefully kept under control by knowledge, meditation and power of penance.
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