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THE RIGHT-VISIONED THE FALSE-VISIONED Desires spiritual liberation. Desires mundane pleasures. Looks inwards.
Looks outwards. Limits worldly existence/ Perpetuates worldly existence/ transmigration
transmigration. Voluntarily endeavours to Involuntary separation of shed karmic bonds through karmic bondage by suffering penance.
inevitable retribution. Bonds karmic bonds of Bonds karmic bonds of longer short duration.
duration Becomes fully involved in Indulges in ritual observances religious practices.
only. Considers spiritual pleasure Considers bodily enjoyable as the real pleasure.
pleasures as the real pleasure. Believes in the fundamental Does not believe in such verities like living, non- fundamentals. living, etc. Has firm faith in the right- Believes in all the wrong ones. faith propounded by the right Prophets, taught by the right preceptors and propagated by the right preachers. Distinguishes between the Dose not so distinguish. soul and the body. Remains aloof from the Remains engrossed in sensual sensual pleasures.
pleasures. He sheds more karma It is otherwise. matter than he bonds. Gains right-knowledge. Gains false-knowledge. Achieves suppression, part Is unable to achieve such an
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