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method for attaining moksa. Therein he explains as to what is necessary to be done foremost.
Earlier instead of talking about vows-activities-rituals, he said, the ignorance of the jiva, which is a result of the karma bhavana should be destroyed and moksa bhava, which is like residing in the Self, should be awakened. Once the moksa bhava is awakened, the vows and rituals automatically, naturally come into practice. No effort is required for that.
Further, after explaining that by giving in to the causes of bandha, we progress on the path of bandha while with the causes of moksa, it is possible to progress on the path of moksa, Srimadji, while explaining the main causes of karma bandha and the resultant tangles, says -
राग द्वेष अज्ञान ए, मुख्य कर्मनी ग्रंथ; थाय निवृत्ति जेथी, ते ज मोक्षनो पंथ
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Primarily attachment, aversion and ignorance are the three knots of karma bandhana. These are the knots that come in the way of spiritual progress of the jiva. We have discussed attachment and aversion several times, moreover we indulge in attachment and aversion everyday, and as such are acquainted with it. These two are the greatest bonds. In Shramana Sutra it is said - दोहि बंधणेहिं, राग बंधणेण दोस बंधणेबंणं - the two bonds of attachment and aversion are the causes of karma bandhana while the third is ignorance.
Ignorance is of two types one is due to the rise of jnanavarniya karma and the other due to the rise of mohaniya karma. There is a difference between both types. Ignorance due to the rise of jnanavarniya karma means that either the intelligence will be low or non-existent. There will not be an ability to understand, a lack of intellect. But that will be the limit of the loss. While the ignorance that comes with the rise of mohaniya karma is in the form of perversion. Knowing a
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