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Chapter III THE PATH OF LIBERATION
What will you think of a person who runs up and down aimlessly ? People who strive to progress without any aim in life never realize their goal. All spiritualistic philosophies declare that life is a journey and emancipation is the goal, and to attain it should be the aim of all human beings.
The four guards of the palace of Mokșa as stated in Yoga-Vāśiștha are self-restraint, contemplation, contentment and the company of the pious :
मोक्षद्वारे द्वारपालाश्चत्वारः परिकीर्तिताः ।
शमो विचारः संतोषश्चतुर्थः साधुसङ्गमः ।।
Lord Mahāvīra says, “Faith, knowledge and conduct together constitute the path of liberation; this is the path to be followed. The saints have averred that if it is followed in the right way it will lead to the liberation, otherwise it will lead to the bondage." Pañcā. 164
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