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6. Due to attachment karma binds the soul; a soul which is
free from attachment becomes liberated from karmas. Know that this surely is in brief the concept of bondage of souls.
- Pra. Sā. 2.87
7. Therefore, one desirous of emancipation should not have
even an iota of attachment of any kind. By doing so, he conquers all attachments and crosses the ocean of worldly existence.
— Pañcā. 172
8. In the absence of the soul, knowledge is non-existent and in the absence of knowledge, the soul is unsubstantial.
— Ni. Sā. 171
9. All the substances are real ( as they have existence ) and are characterised by origination, cessation and persistence.
-- Pañcā. 10
10. There are no qualities without a substance and no substance without any quality.
- Pañcă. 13
11. The real can never be destroyed and the unreal is never born.
— Pañcā. 15
12. The auspicious thought process of the soul is merit and the inauspicious thought process is demerit.
- Pañcā. 132
13. Oh Lord ! how does the soul rise up from the karmic bond
age to get liberated and what makes it entangled and sink into bondage ?
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