▁Um as w ati ▁describe ▁how ▁k arm ic ▁particles ▁can ▁be ▁stopped ▁from ▁att aching ▁to ▁the ▁soul ▁and ▁how ▁these ▁can ▁be ▁shed . ▁He ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁gu pt i ▁( cur bing ▁activity ), ▁d har ma ▁( virt ues ▁such ▁as ▁forb earance , ▁mod esty , ▁pur ity , ▁truth ful ness , ▁self - rest raint , ▁a uster ity , ▁ren unci ation ), ▁cont empl ation , ▁end urance ▁in ▁hard ship ▁( he ▁lists ▁twenty ▁two ▁hard ships ▁including ▁hung er , ▁th irst , ▁cold , ▁heat , ▁n aked ness , ▁injury , ▁lack ▁of ▁gain , ▁ill ness , ▁pra ise , ▁dis res pect ), ▁and ▁with ▁good ▁character ▁towards ▁others ▁( he ▁lists ▁five ▁– ▁equ anim ity , ▁re init iation , ▁non - in j ury ▁( ah im sa ), ▁slight ▁passion ▁and ▁fair ▁conduct ), ▁a ▁soul ▁stops ▁k arm ic ▁accum ulations . ▁External ▁a uster ities ▁such ▁as ▁fast ing , ▁reduced ▁di et ▁and ▁isolated ▁habit ation , ▁while ▁internal ▁a uster ities ▁such ▁as ▁exp iation , ▁rever ence , ▁service , ▁ren unci ation ▁and ▁med itation , ▁according ▁to ▁Um as w ati , ▁along ▁with ▁respect ful ▁service ▁to ▁teachers ▁and ▁a iling ▁asc et ics ▁help ▁shed ▁kar ma . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁liber ation ▁is ▁presented ▁in ▁Chapter ▁ 1 0 ▁by ▁Um as w ati . ▁It ▁is ▁achieved ▁when ▁del ud