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MAHĀPRATYĀKHYĀNA PRAKĪRNAKA : 27
79.
So does a patient and forbearing aspirant save the ship of virtuous austerities from the waves of hardships in the sea of desires.
80.
PROPOUNDING THE MEANS OF BENEFITTING
THE SELF If the good aspirants are free of desires and know the Self, they can achieve their spiritual objective of liberation from the mundane existence even in the mountain caves.
81.
And if those good aspirants are wise and steadfast in their monastic practices, they can achieve their objective of liberation in the mountain caves, hilly region, and such like uneven areas.
82.
Then, why cannot they achieve their spiritual objective of liberation with the help of the monks and with each other's help?
83.
They are surely able to achieve it (the spiritual objective of liberation) while living with the monks and listening to the discourses based on the sweet and liberating words of the omniscient Jinas.
84.
Glory be to those aspirants who are able to achieve the difficult to achieve objective of spiritual emancipation, that has been propounded by the forbearing sages and desired by the noble aspiranis, while being seated on the rock surface.
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