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Such thought purify the mind from the taint of passions and check the soul from falling into the net af vicious activities. It is therefore necessary for the aspirant to be very vigilant so that hordes of evil thought may not haunt the mind of the pilgrim on the path of emancipation. ! i n
Spiritual Guidance When the mind is not darkened by evil thoughts it becomes easy for it to practise concentration which is indespensable for Nirvana. __णाणेण माणसिद्धी झाणादो सव्वकम्म णिज्जरणं ।
णिज्जर फलं च मोक्खो गाणब्भासं सदो कुज्जा ॥ Concentration is acquired by the study of Scriptures and by concentration all karmas are removed, this results in the attainment of Moksha. Therefore study of Scriptures should be made.
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देवा ण ओहि चक्खू सिद्धा पुण सव्वदो चक्सू ।। ३-३४ ॥ The saints have scriptures as their eyes, all living beings have sense-organs as their eyes, the celestials have clairvoyance as their eyes and Siddhas are all eyes (by their spiritual eyes they see all.)
जिणसत्थादो अष्ट्रे पच्चक्खा दीहि बुज्झदो णियमा।
खीयदि मोहोवचयो तम्हा सत्थं समधिदम्वं ॥१-८६ ॥ One who by the study of scriptures with the aid of various means of knowledge like direct knowledge knows objects, gets the destruction of accumulated deluding karma, therefore proper study of scriptures should be made.
