My friend, the enjoyment of that food is evil which gives pain to the body and evil thoughts to the mind.
The wearing of that dress is evil which gives pain to the body and evil thoughts to the mind.
Thus spake Guru Nanak
Tag: Self restraint
One should not be complacent with a small debt, a slight wound, a spark of fire and an insignificant passion, because what is insignificant now may soon become uncontrollable.
Dulichand Jain, Thus Spake Lord Mahavir
Knowing the worldly objects as bonds of the soul, the aspirant should procced in his life with extreme caution. As long as the body remains strong, he should use it to practise self-restraint. When the body is devoid of its strength completely, he should renounce it without any attachment like a lump of clay.
Dulichand Jain, Thus Spake Lord Mahavir