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MAHĀPRATYĀKHYĀNA PRAKIRNAKA : 45
SERMON ON FORDING THE OCEAN OF MUNDANE
EXISTENCE AND DESTROYING KARMA 135. (O’ Aspirant desirous of Samadhimarana!) if you wish to
ford the ocean of mundane existence, just don't think, "I must live long or die soon”.
136.
(O’Aspirant) If you desire freedom from all the sinful karma, wakefully adhere to the right-knowledge, rightviews, right-conduct and the faith preached by the Lords Jina.
TYPES OF PRACTICES AND THEIR RESULTS The practices are of four types according to the (right) knowledge, vision, conduct and penance. Each of these practices can, again, be of three types – good, medium and low.
138.
By excellently practising the four sets of practices the sage aspirant becomes free from the karma-mire and liberates in the same birth.
139.
Even that aspirant, who practices the four sets of practices at lower level, attains purity of disposition and liberates after seven to eight subsequent rebirths.
FORGIVENESS FROM AND TO ALL THE LIVING 140. I maintain equanimity towards all the living, to none do I
harbour animosity. I forgive all and may all forgive me, too.
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