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This is an explanation of the path to liberation, which is based on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.
The nine substances, along with time, are the six categories of existence, which are actually 'states'. The false faith that arises from the emergence of false perception is the absence of faith in these 'states'. The opposite of this is right faith, which is faith in these nine substances. Right faith is the seed of the certainty of the true nature of the soul, which is pure consciousness. Just as the experience of sailing in a boat is a result of the boat's construction, the emergence of false perception leads to a distorted understanding of these 'states'. When the emergence of false perception ceases, the correct understanding of these 'states' is called right knowledge. This is the seed of the experience of the soul, which is primarily knowledge and consciousness.
Right conduct is the state of equanimity that arises from the harmony of right faith and right knowledge. This equanimity is free from the passions of attachment and aversion towards the objects of the senses and mind. It is the seed of the supreme happiness of liberation, which is free from rebirth.
This unique path to liberation, which is based on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct, will be further explained in terms of its certainty and practice. Here, the nine substances, which are the subject matter of right faith and right knowledge, have been introduced as a preface. ||107||
**Sanskrit Commentary:**
Now, the special description of the three-fold path of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct is given.
What is right faith? It is faith that is free from the opposite attachment that arises from the emergence of falsehood. To whom does this faith pertain? It pertains to the 'states', which are the six categories of existence, the two categories of living and non-living beings, the seven substances that arise from the combination of soul and matter, and the nine substances including the soul. This is the right faith that pertains to the nine substances. What is its special characteristic? It is the seed of the certainty of the true nature of the soul, which is the pure consciousness of the soul, and it is the seed of the right faith that destroys the false faith.
The understanding of these nine substances is the understanding that is free from the opposite attachment that is like the construction of a boat. It is the understanding that is free from doubt. Right knowledge is the knowledge that pertains to the nine substances. It is the seed of the knowledge of the soul, which is the knowledge of the soul's own consciousness. This knowledge of the soul's own consciousness is the seed of perfect knowledge.
Right conduct is the state of equanimity. To what does it pertain? It pertains to the objects of the senses and mind, which are the sources of pleasure and pain, good and bad. To whom does it pertain? It pertains to those who have been freed from all other paths by the power of right faith and right knowledge, and who have firmly established themselves on the path of liberation. This is the right conduct that pertains to the external world. It is the seed of the certainty of happiness, which is the happiness of being free from attachment and the happiness of the soul. This certainty of happiness is the seed of the infinite happiness of liberation.
Here, although the two types of certainty and practice have been explained in order to explain the means and the end, ...