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the self is not easy task. One should develop some moral qualities. A right beliver or samyaka dristi must possess the following four essential virtues :
(a) Prasama or calmness (b) Samvega or detachment. (c) Anukampa or kindness.
(d) Astikya or realisation.
One should do practice seriously these virtues in his life. Due to a long practice of these virtues, one can realise the true nature of the self. Only a faith in the existence of self or in the principles of Jainism is not enough. But samyaka darsana has its spiritual and........Practical values, these are necessary conditions for one, who wants to know true nature of the self. Calmness, detachment, kindness and self-realisation make the self more pure and perfect. One should practice these virtues in the every field of life.
(2) Samyaka Jnana-Right knowledge, does not here mean a knowledge epistemologically right But right knowledge is that which leads to spiritual insight. Right knowledge should help in the realisation of truth. In other words, the knowledge which helps to know the true nature of the self. Such knowledge teaches us what are theessential qualities of the self, how one can get them, what are the causes of bondage, (BANDH), how can one remove ignorance and how one can get perfection. One can acquire right knowledge. either from scriptures or from great saints.
(3) Samyaka Charitra-As mentioned before, the mental and bodily discipline are necessary for the perfection of the self. The passions can be removed by the practice of moral laws. In other words, moral end helps for the developing spiritual life. Therefore the jains have introduced a way of life, based on some moral laws and this is called Samyaka Charitra or right conduct. I will try to explain the important rules of right conduct, these are the five vows, the three fold path of self discipline and the practice of six kinds of carefulness. The five vows are the vow of ahimsa or non violence, the vow of satya or truthfulness, the vow of asteya or non-stealing, the vow of Brahmachrya or self control and the vow of aparıgraha or non possession. The three fold path of self discipline are the manogupti, vacanagupti and kayagupti (the discipline of mind, speech and body). And the six kinds or carefulness (samiti) are :
(a) irya samiti (Carefulness in walking) (b) bhasa samit (Carefulness in speech). (c) esana samiti (Carefulness in eating),
(d) dana samiti (Carefulness in lifting),
(e) niksepa samiti (Carefulness in laying down),
(f) utsarga samiti (Carefulness in deposing waste) products.
One could do his every day work as carefully as possible to him, that his activities would not be harmful to others, even to a small ant or worm. The practice of samuti or the carefulness in his all activities would make his kind and would be helpful to deserve the
