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PATII OF LIBERATION
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(277) Purity of faith and knowledge constitutes pure esecticism. Such pure soul attains liberation. He is the Siddha; to him, I pay my obeisance.
(278) The bliss of a liberated soul (Siddha), characterized by purity of consciousness, is born of the excellence of his soul, is beyond the reach of senses, is incomparable, inexhaustible, and indivisible.
(279) The monk who harbours no attachment, aversion or delusion in respect of anything whatsoever and who maintains equanimity of mind in pleasures and pains, does not cause an inflow of good or evil Karnas.
(C) Synthesis
(280) Right Conduct from the real point of view is the ultimate goal; Conduct vitiated by attachment i.e. conduct from practical view point is only the means to attain it.Hence these (wo should be followed one after another. He who follows them gradually will attain intuitive knowledge.
(281) Invariably, internal impurity results in external impurity; due to his internal impurities man commits external blenishes.
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