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230 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
“And of what sort is purity of speech ?”
“Herein a certain one abstains from falsehood . . . from idle babble. This is called ‘purity of speech.’ ”
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“And of what sort is purity of mind ?”
“Herein a certain one is not covetous or malevolent of heart and has right view. This is called ‘purity of mind.’ These are the three forms of purity.”
(iii)
There are these five weaknesses, which are a source of weakness to training. What five ?
Taking life ; taking what is not given ; lustful, evil practices ; lying ; and indulging in spirituous liquors, which cause idleness.
These are the five causes which lead to failure.
When these five sources of weakness to training are put away, four arisings of mindfulness should be made to become.
Herein a monk abides contemplating the body as body, strenuous, mindful and self-possessed, having overcome both the hankering and discontent common in the world.
He abides contemplating the feelings as feelings . . .
He abides contemplating the mind as mind . . .
He abides contemplating ideas as ideas, strenuous, mindful and self-possessed, having overcome both the hankering and discontent common in the world.
When these five sources of weakness to training are put away, these four arisings of mindfulness should be made to become.
(iv)
There are these three failures. Failure in morals, failure in mind, failure in view.
And of what sort is failure in morals ? A certain one takes life, steals, is a wrong-doer in sensual desires, a liar, a slanderer, of bitter speech, an idle babbler. This is called “failure in morals.”