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This is a passage from the Jain scripture, the Tattvartha Sutra, discussing the root cause of suffering and the path to liberation.
**English Translation:**
**Verse 168:**
"Indeed, in this world, devotion to the Arhats (liberated souls) and others does not occur without the influence of attachment (raga). When attachment and its associated passions arise, the soul cannot be kept free from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). And when the cycle of rebirth continues, there is no restraint of auspicious and inauspicious karma. Therefore, this is the enjoyment of the affliction of attachment, which is the root of the continuous stream of suffering."
**Commentary:**
"Thus, it is taught that attachment is the root of all suffering. For one who is unable to restrain the delusion of the mind, without the awareness of one's own pure self, there is no restraint of auspicious and inauspicious karma. Why? Because there is no restraint of auspicious and inauspicious karma for one who is unable to restrain the delusion of the mind, without the awareness of one's own pure self. For example, one who does not cultivate the awareness of one's own self, which is eternally blissful and of one nature, cannot restrain the spread of the intellect, which is in the form of all the objects of knowledge, including illusion, falsehood, and the causes of suffering. And without restraint of the intellect, there is no restraint of auspicious and inauspicious karma. Therefore, it is established that attachment and its associated passions are the root of all suffering."
**Verse 169:**
"Therefore, desiring liberation, becoming free from attachment and ego, one should again cultivate devotion to the Siddhas (liberated souls). By that, one attains liberation."
**Commentary:**
"Since it has been said that attachment and its associated passions lead to delusion of the mind, and delusion of the mind leads to karmic bondage, therefore, one who desires liberation..."