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**Friend's View: Pure Characteristic**
(117) "The cycle of existence is the ultimate cause, and the culmination of existence is its ripeness. When the blemishes are removed and the vision is clear, then comes the attainment of the sermon and speech." - This is the statement of Shri Anandghanji Devchandra Prabhu, which is the result of virtuous devotion and inner experience, and through which the strength increases day by day. - Shri Devchandraji
Thus, with the desire to narrate this entire story, it is said:
**Verse 25**
"It is pure, devoid of any desire for fruit, and accompanied by the complete cessation of perception."
**Commentary:**
- It is pure because it is completely free from any attachment to the objects of perception, and it is devoid of any desire for fruit.
- The perception is completely ceased because it is free from the ten types of perception, which are: food perception, fear perception, sexual perception, attachment perception, anger perception, pride perception, deceit perception, greed perception, hatred perception, and worldly perception.
- The practice that is accompanied by such perception, although beautiful, leads to progress (accumulation of merit), but not to liberation (nirvana). This is because it lacks purity.
- Liberation arises from the intention of detachment from the cycle of existence, as the yogis say.
- It is devoid of any desire for fruit because it is free from the desire for any worldly fruit.
**Question:**
- If perception is completely ceased, then how is it possible to have any desire for fruit?
**Answer:**
- This is true in the context of the fruit of the cycle of existence. However, here, it is also referring to the fruit of the general characteristics of gods, etc., which are not related to the cycle of existence. This is because, due to the unwholesome nature of the desire, the fruit obtained from it is inherently prone to obstacles.
- This pure, skillful mind, devoid of any desire for fruit, is the means to liberation. However, due to its inherent nature of being free from obstacles, it is the one that brings about the state of liberation, just like the respect of Gautam Swami towards the Lord. This is because it is the producer and the facilitator.
- Just as a grain of rice will not sprout if it does not have a seed, so too, liberation will not be attained if there is no pure mind.