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by others, I should not attempt to pinch or kill any other living entity.
People do not know that because of killing innocent animals they them-
selves will have to suffer severe reactions from material nature. Any
country where people indulge in unnecessary killing of animals will have
to suffer from wars and pestilence imposed by material nature. Compar-
ing one’s own suffering to the suffering of others, therefore, one should
be kind to all living entities. One cannot avoid the sufferings inflicted by
providence, and therefore when suffering comes one should fully absorb
oneself in chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. One can avoid sufferings
from the body and mind by practicing mystic hatha-yoga.
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TR TA TH TWIT F |
Cad Aa TO AFT FON THAT A NAM
rajas tamas ca sattvena
sattvam copasamena ca
etat sarvam gurau bhaktya
puruso hy afjasd jayet

rajah tamah—the modes of passion and ignorance; ca—and;
sattvena—by developing the mode of goodness; sattvam—the mode of
goodness; ca—also; upasamena—by giving up attachment; ca—and;
etat—these; sarvam—all; gurau—unto the spiritual master; bhaktya—
by rendering service in devotion; purusah—a person; hi—indeed;
aijasd—easily; jayet—can conquer.

TRANSLATION

One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by
developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become
detached from the mode of goodness by promoting oneself to the
platform of suddha-sattva. All this can be automatically done if one
engages in the service of the spiritual master with faith and devo-
tion. In this way one can conquer the influence of the modes of
nature.
