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association with goodness. 12. Lajja is moral sensitiveness. 13. Kṣamā is the spirit of endurance or ability to bear pain caused by others, or by extreme cold or heat. Kṣānti and titikṣā are synonymous with this. 14. Dhairya is courage to do one's duties even in the face of extreme danger. 15. Śraddhā is reverence to the elders. This is otherwise called Āstikya. 16. Tapas is physical exercise to make the body fit for religious duties. 17. Sthairya is the will to do one's duty. 18. Vairāgya is the renunciation of sense inclinations. The practice of these good qualities is given preference over the above-named saṁskāras. Even though a man undergoes all the above saṁskāras, it is of no avail if he does not possess these qualities. If, on the other hand, a man possesses these qualities, it does not matter even if he does not undergo all the saṁskāras.
Hinduism not only insists on the practice of these virtues but also on the avoidance of vices of which the chief are given below. 1. Kāma is the desire for sensual pleasures. 2. Krodha is anger causing pain to others. 3. Lobha is the instinct of possession. 4. Mōha is delusion or mistaking one thing for another. 5. Mada is conceit arising from egoistic enjoyment and it causes moral confusion. 6. Mātsarya is envy or jealousy at other's prosperity. 7. Dambha is self-advertisement. 8. Māna is the feeling of superiority to others and insulting them. 9.
Pāruṣya is conduct leading to other's displeasure. 67