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The liberated soul (**vijāṇadi**) knows (**pechchhadi**) sees (**teṇa**) by that (**sokkham**) happiness (**aṇuhavdi**) experiences (**bhavīo**) the worthy soul (**taṃ**) that happiness (**idi**) in the same way (**jāṇadi**) knows (**abhavya satto**) the unworthy soul (**ṇa**) not (**sahahadi**) believes.
**Special Meaning:** This soul, by the illuminating knowledge of the omniscient, knows the three groups of objects of the three worlds, which are free from doubt, error, and indecision, and which exist in the three periods of time. And by the omniscient vision, it sees all of them together. And by those very omniscient knowledge and omniscient vision, it continuously experiences the happiness that is inseparable from them. The one who believes in this kind of infinite happiness and experiences it according to his own state of being is the worthy soul. The unworthy soul does not have such belief.
The worthy soul, with the suppression or destruction of the seven natures, including false vision, etc., and with the suppression or destruction of the conduct-delusion, according to his own state of being, experiences the happiness of the objects, even though he understands that they are worthy of being abandoned. However, he considers the transcendental happiness arising from the feeling of his pure soul to be worthy of being accepted or adopted. The reason for this is that it is not possible for him to have the suppression or destruction of the vision-delusion and the conduct-delusion, as mentioned earlier. Therefore, he is called unworthy. This is the meaning.
Thus, the seventh chapter ends with the main point of describing the nature of the worthy and the unworthy.
This shows that the nature of the soul is fixed in its conduct, and that the omniscient is the direct cause of liberation, by showing the causal relationship of vision, knowledge, and conduct. Vision, knowledge, and conduct are to be followed as the path to liberation. This is said by the virtuous, and by them, both bondage and liberation.
Vision, knowledge, and conduct are to be followed as the path to liberation. This is said by the virtuous, and by them, both bondage and liberation.
These vision, knowledge, and conduct, even if they are slightly contaminated by the influence of the other time, are held like ghee that is contaminated with a little bit of water. When they are in harmony with their own time, by the cessation of the influence of the other time, they become like ghee that is free from contamination, and they are the cause of bondage, because they are established in the relationship of cause and effect.