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QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Q.1 What are the benefits of confession?
A.1 Due to attachment, wrong faith, ignorance, hatred and unsound mind, one binds himself to the karmas. The same karmas detach while confessing with a sincere heart. At that time fascination, illusion, attachment, jealousy and passions reduce and one can even attain salvation. It is said in the Uttaradhyayan that, “alochanaenam bhante! Jive kim janayai mayaniya? Michchha - darisanasallanam mo kh ma ga viggh a n a m anantsansarbandhananam uddharanam karei. Ujubhavam cha janyai. Ujjubhav padivaenam viyanam jive amai itthiveyam napusangveyam cha na vachchai puvvabaddham cha nam nijjarai.” i.e. While confessing, simplicity emerges by the destruction of affliction and illusion, which is an obstacle in the way of salvation. It also avoids conjunction of womanhood and asexuality. If such karmas are bound, they remain no more. Confession not only destroys all the karmas but also helps to attain salvation. It is also said that - "uddhariya savvasalla, titthagaranae sutthiya jiva, bhavasayakammai,
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122...Confession: The Path to Self-liberation
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