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JAINA AGMIC LITERATURE IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT KNOWLEDGE
Dr. Duli Chand Jain
Madras
IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT KNOWLEDGE
Thoughts and actions are the two aspects of life. Thought is the subject of intellect, it is based on study, contemplation and concentration. Only that thought is valuable which is based on truth. When such truthful thought is practised in life, it results in right conduct. Therefore, the first requirement of an aspirant is the acquisition of right knowledge. Lord Mahavira said, "YCH FMT 731 C " i.e., one who has right knowledge only can pursue the path of righteous conduct. Such a person will have compassion in heart and strength in his mind.
Only that knowledge is true which has been acquired by direct experience. The soul is the source of infinite knowledge but that is obscured by the veil of karmas. When the veil of karmas is removed by austerities and meditation, a person annihilates all the karmas and then the infinite power of soul is manifested. Such souls are called Vitarāga, the perfected souls, who have achieved victory over all conflicts and passions like attachment, aversion and anger. They become Jinas or the conquerors.
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