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**Deepradrusti:** The vision that arises from the karmic defilement, which is the result of the school of thought that is based on the Agamas, is not truly insightful or liberating. It is merely an illusion of the true nature of reality, a distorted perception of the truth. The Agamas, like a lamp, illuminate the lake of existence, revealing the true nature of all things. They show the true nature of karmic defilement, which obscures the true nature of the soul, and guide us to the path of liberation.
Just as the lamp of the Agamas reveals the true nature of the soul, which is pure, wise, and filled with consciousness, so too does it reveal the karmic defilement that obscures this true nature. This defilement, which is the result of past actions, leads the soul to wander through the cycle of birth and death. It is through the accumulation of karmic defilement that the soul becomes bound to the cycle of existence.
The ten virtues, such as non-violence, truthfulness, and non-stealing, help to prevent the accumulation of new karmic defilement. Through austerity, the old karmic defilement is gradually eradicated. When all karmic defilement is destroyed, the soul is liberated and its true nature is revealed.
The karmic defilement is like darkness, while liberation is like light. The soul is pure and full of consciousness, and it is only through liberation that it can experience its true nature. The path to liberation is the path of understanding the causes of karmic defilement and eliminating them.
The Agamas, like a lamp, illuminate the true nature of reality and guide us to the path of liberation. However, due to the karmic defilement that obscures our vision, we may not fully understand the true nature of reality. Even when we see the karmic defilement, we may not fully understand its true nature.