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place. Only then will it come to be a Sâsana with discipline. The Sâsana is full of discipline. It is only because of those who don't follow the rules that it would suffer being seen and criticized as an undisciplined Sâsana. It would not be wrong to say that if those monks carrying out their responsibilities were just to follow the discipline, the Sâsana would endure with virtue and dignity in the world. As we say, "Unfastened floorboards are unruly". If the rules are not followed, it will undoubtedly come to be seen as an unruly Sâsana.
If every monk and novice strove cultivating the attitude "The brilliant virtues of the Sâsana must not be dulled, but only increased in their radiance because of me," the brilliant virtues of the Sâsana would surely become polished and radiant.
Striving cultivating this attitude himself, Sayadaw surely appreciates it's significance. Monks and novices must strive to pick up good discipline from teachers who have it. As good students, they should strive to become good teachers, as well. Having become good teachers, they must strive to foster many well-disciplined students. Only then, where there well-disciplines monks and novices, will it be a dignified Sâsana.
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