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(The Lord's Philosophy
. “gå gå i gå gal Tigaai réell"
j.e. The existence of knowledge without action or action without knowledge ( if both are exclusive of each other ) is useless, that is both are useless.
Some think that knowledge alone will bring salvation while some think that action alone does it. Both are wrong. But we will not deal with this here. Simply we request the readers to think about the example given above and proceed further.
Right Insight. To have full faith in true gods, true " Shastras " and true" gurus" is called " Samyag Darshan " This is called " Vyavhar Samyag Darshan” (right insight for practice. ) To experience the purest form of the soul is called “Nishchaya Samyag Darshan " (Right insight for the soul. ) To attain salvation Right Insight is the first and the most important step. The Jain Scriptures praise it very highly. It is said:
"पशुत्वेऽपि नरायन्ते सम्यक्त्व व्यक्त चेतनाः।
नरत्वेऽपि पशूयन्ते मिथ्यात्वग्रस्त चेतना i. e. Those souls that are purified by right insight, are like men though born in the brute creation and those that have not gained it, that are enveloped in deep darkness of " Mithyatwa " ( perversion ) are real brutes though born as men.
If the soul slips from character it can soon recover it self and regain it but he who once loses right in sight is gone for ever. There is no end to his downfall. It is said,
। दसण भट्ठा भट्टा सण भट्टस्य नस्थि निव्वाणम् ।
सिज्भंति चरियभट्ठा सण भट्ठा न सिझंति ॥
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