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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (76) Bodily and mental misery of all human beings and of gods is to some extent born of their constant sensual desire; he who is free from desire can put an end to this misery.
(77) That which secures freedom from attachment must be pracused with utmost respect; he who is free from attachments secures release from mundane existence; while, one who is not, continues to wander in it endlessly.
(78) He,who endeavours to recognise that the cause of his misery lies in desires and not in the objects of senses, acquires the equanimity of mind. When he ceases to desire the objects (of the senses),his thirst for sensual pleasure will become extinct.
(79) From the real pont of view the body and the soul are distinct from each other, that is why shake off the attachment to the body because it is the cause of suffering and pain.
((80) To attain liberation,one must block all the passages of karmic influx and also curb the activities of one's sense organs and must annihilate all passions, all this (must be achieved) through the three modes of activity 1.e. mind, speech and body and in a three-fold manner of doing, causing to be done and approving the action.
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