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Chapter 2: Characteristics of Sectarians
અથવા નિશ્ચય નય ગ્રહે, માત્ર શબ્દની માંય; લોએ સવ્યવહારને, સાધન રહિત થાય.
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Athavä Nishchay Nay Grahe, Mätra Shabdani Mäny,
Lope Sadvyavahärne, Sädhan Rahit Thäy.
Otherwise a sectarian mere verbally resorts to the absolute point of view, he thus forsakes the right practices and stands deprived of the means.
Explanation & Discussion:
After explaining the characteristics of the Vyavahäräbhäsi, Shrimad now turns to the Nishchayäbhäsi. The term Nishchay Nay has been explained at the beginning of this chapter. It means absolute point of view. There are scriptures like Samaysär, which have been written from that angle. They describe the inherent purity of the soul, which cannot be corrupted. If one truly understands this with the right perspective, such books are very useful for gaining spiritual elevation. However, if those books are read by persons without enough background to understand the absolute point of view, they would simply assume that the soul is pure, immutable, incorruptible, etc. Then they would think that devotion, detachment, restraints, etc. are unnecessary and give them up.
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