If you
want to use a daily check-list of Virtues, here’s a template you can use. At
the end of the day you note down your score and rate your sense of “presence”
throughout the day, and your automatic “past and future” thoughts. Are you
awake and purposeful during the day, rejoicing at being alive?
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DAILY VIRTUE / NON-VIRTUE CHECKLIST
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1. Fearlessness
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Fear, manias, phobias, fright,
cowardice…
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2. Purity of Mind/Heart
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Impure thoughts, unpleasant speech,
resentment, negativity…
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3. Steadfastness / Perseverance
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Indolence, laziness, giving up,
impatience…
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4. Charitableness / Almsgiving
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Miserliness, not helping others, not
giving, lack of generosity. GREED.
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5. Self-Mastery/
Control of Senses-Passions
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Senses awry, no awareness, Ruled by
passions… GLUTTONY.
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6. Readiness to Make Sacrifices /
Worship
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No rituals, no sense of higher or
lower. Egoistic, inability to sacrifice, self-centred
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7. Studiousness
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Lack of interest in learning or
studying, lack, laziness INDOLENCE.
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8. Austerity / Ability to Make
Efforts
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Excess, lack of effort, indolence. SLOTH
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9. Straightforwardness
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Crookedness, justifying,
self-centredness… Untrustworthiness
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10. Non-Violence/Non-in-jury in
thought, word, deed
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Violence, will to doing injury,
vengeance
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11. Truthfulness
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Lying, cheating, unpleasantness…
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12. Absence of anger/ Wrath
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Angry, irascible, irritable, flashes
of anger at small things
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13. Renunciation (of fruits of
action) Non-Attachment
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Attachment, me and mine, expectation
or reward…
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14. Tranquillity / Peacefulness (of
mind)
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Agitation, nervousness, mind
wandering…
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15. Aversion to
Slander/Nonmaliciousness
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Talking bad, backbiting, nagging,
criticising others
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16. Compassion towards Living Beings
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Hatred, uncaring to people or animals,
uncaring attitudes…
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17. Non-Covetousness
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GREED, wanting and desiring,
looking/hearing w/o purpose, ENVY
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18. Gentleness
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Cruelty, teasing, criticising, envy, unpleasantries,
arrogance…
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19. Sense of Shame in Doing Evil
Actions/ Modesty
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Don’t care attitude, following
passions and desires only, doing things not according to LIFE PLAN
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20. Faith in Strength of Higher
Nature (No fickleness)
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Uncontrolled movements, lack of
concentration,itches,doubt,fickleness
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21. Energy / Vigour
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Sloth, laziness, sleepiness, weakness
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22. Forgiveness
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Grudge bearing, axes to grind, lack
of empathy, Hard-heartedness…
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23. Endurance / Fortitude
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Short wick, lack of strength, Easily
angered or upset…
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24. Chastity/ Clean in Thought and
Act
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Foul thoughts, lack of consideration
for others. LUST. Jealousy
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25. Absence of Malice/Hatred
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Hating others, not caring for others,
irony, criticism, hidden malice…
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26. Aversion to Praise/Absence of
Pride
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Pride, egoism, vanity, caring for
self too much, seeking praise and appreciation…
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Virtues
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% Higher Nature
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Non-Virtues
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% Lower Nature
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Sense of presence
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% Present Moment
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Thinking/Remembering
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% Past or Future
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