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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (175) He who always resides with the preceptor, practising meditation and austerities, is pleasant in action and sweet in speech such a person is fit to receive education.
(176) A lamp lights hundreds of other lamps and yet remains lighted; so are the Ācāryas who like a lamp enlightened others and continue to remain enlightened themselves.
15.PRECEPTS ON SOUL
(177) Know for certain that the soul is the home of excellent virtues, the best among the substances and the highest reality among the realities.
(178) The Jivas (souls) are of three kinds:(1) the extrovert soul, (2) the introvert soul and (3) the supreme soul. The supreme souls are of two kinds: (i) the Arhats (the worthy souls) and (ii) the Siddhas (the liberated).
(179) He, who is led by his senses is extrovert or Bahirātmā and he who exercises self discretion (i.e.not guided by external factors) is introvet or Antarātmā. The self who is liberated from the pollution of the Karmas is paramātmā.
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