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Non-Acquisition Vis-A-Vis Fearlessness
I was lost in the subtle realms once Then I regained my body-consciousness Enquired I of myself, 'That body is the primary means to accomplish spiritual ends Is it your own experience or a hearsay?'
'Does it not ring true to you?'
'To me it seems to be an imperfect truth
'A semantic expression is doomed to be imperfect Why do you seek perfection in it?'
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'You seem to be unfamiliar with human ways Recognition of the body has put a stamp of recognition on selfishness and individuality Is it not incumbent upon man to seek perfection to remedy this predicament? Your argument can hold water only if body is admitted as the prime means of vice.'
'How come?'
'Vice is bred by attachment and infatuation It originates from body-consciousness It then extends itself to others
It appeared that body-consciousness endorsed my hypothesis And still I was provoked to elaborate my hypothesis. Lord Mahavira propounded when he realised the truth, one who cannot discern the conscious from the material cannot acquire the right vision
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Sankhya philosophy holds-Liberation is unthinkable so long as true wisdom is not accomplished
Vedanta holds-No spiritual pursuit fructifies so long as the body-consciousness lasts.
