Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE. on the soul to raise that knowledge to the point of belief. Right belief being acquired, speedy realization is possible by combining the path of knowledge with that of proper conduct. The path of the "Jinas" (Masters) is three-fold, according to Jainism, and consists in Right Insight or Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct.
So far as faith, or insight, and knowledge are concerned, we need not dwell any further on their nature; but it is clear that right action, hence conduet, is the very essence of all rational methods of attaining the desired end, for no process which consists in a series of inactions, or things done wrongly, i.e., in a topsy-- turvy manner, can ever be relied upon to lead us to any expected results. Right action, thus, is the most essential element of success, and the systems which ignore, or minimize, its importance have no right to be considered rational. If we seriously think over the matter, we shall soon learn that there is no difference between the spiritual and any other kind of ideal in respect of the principles governing the method of realization. Analysis would show that the successful achievement of an object of desire depends on (1) the belief in the possibility of its attainment, (2) the knowledge of the means of its attainment, and (3) the doing of the right thing at the right moment.
These three essentials of success give us the why and the wherefore of all scientific methods, and constitute the standard with which we may judge and determine the true nature and merit of each of the several paths, Jnana Yoga and the like.