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19. The knowledge of a person having true vision is right and the knowledge of a person having false vision is wrong.
Nandi. 44
20. Austerity, self-restraint and other practices of a person having right faith result in the annihilation of karmas.
Sa. Sā. 193
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Right Knowledge
1. The most important thing in life is knowledge. Knowledge precedes compassion. All noble people take this into account. How will an ignorant person distinguish the meritorious deeds from the evil ones?
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2. An aspirant who does not know the nature of the soul and the non-living substances cannot practise self-restraint. Daśa. Su. 4.12
Daśa. Su. 4.10
3. Knowledge is of five kinds : (i) Scriptural ( Śruta-jñāna), (ii) Knowledge derived through the five senses and the mind (Mati-jñāna ), ( iii ) Clairvoyance (Avadhi-jñāna), (iv) Telepathy (Manah-paryaya jñāna) and (v) Omniscience ( Kevala-jñāna).
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