Instead of getting mad, he humbles himself and goes back to penance.

并没有气馁 而是保持谦卑 继续修。

After years of austere practices, I realized that the middle way, a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, led to enlightenment.

经过多年的修，意识到中道，条远离自放纵和自折磨的中庸之道，通向证悟。

In order to convince the god Shiva to give it to him, he goes to the Himalayas and does a bunch of penance in advance. because Shiva likes austerity.

为了说服湿婆神把箭给他 他去了喜马拉雅山 提前做了修 因为湿婆喜节俭。

I will rescue you from perdition in spite of yourself; Penance and mortification shall expiate your offence, and Severity force you back to the paths of holiness.

由自主地把你从沉沦中救出来； 忏悔和修弥补你的罪行， 严厉迫使你回到圣洁的道路上。

Alexandra had found that she could often break his fasts and long penances by talking to him and letting him pour out the thoughts that troubled him.

他的忧郁情绪消散了。 亚历山德拉发现， 她经常可以通过与他交谈并让他倾诉困扰他的想法来打破他的禁食和长期修。

Into being a priest, into this arrogance, into this spirituality, his self had retreated, there it sat firmly and grew, while he thought he would kill it by fasting and penance.

成为名牧师，进入这种傲慢，进入这种灵性，他的自退却了，它稳固地坐在那里并成长，而他认为他通过禁食和修来杀死它。

During this period she was less considerate; she had an idea—a rather vague one, but it was agreeable to her sense of injury—that now she was absolved from penance, and might do what she chose.

在此期间，她太体贴；她有个想法——个相当模糊的想法，但对她受伤的感觉来说是令人愉快的——现在她可以免于修，可以做她想做的事了。