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Means of Self-Realization Thus we see the importance of the six tenets as an abode of right faith. As these tenets are preached by the Jinas and are eternal truths, they can very well help the aspirant know his (soul's ) nature and realize his soul.26 :
In the same context Śrīmad points out that the six tenets are preached with a view to creating a discretionary power in the soul to realize its nature. The soul is subject to perverted faith and outlook from beginningless time because of its pride and attachment and therefore the soul is in slumber all the while. If it awakens from the slumber and firmly believes in the six tenets, it can easily acquire right faith or right vision and realize what it is and this realization is nothing but liberation itself. In short, right faith is to know or get acquainted with soul and to be careful not to incur any new inflow of karma, but to try to destroy the same and to believe that such faith and determination is real. Having discussed the first and foremost primary means namely right faith we may now take up the second primary means of self-realization for discussion. .
3. Right Knowledge
Right from birth man starts learning and acquiring
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