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without any desire on our part, not that we are to reach that state without any effort on our part, but that our present condition is the effect of our acts, thoughts and words in the past, By following out the divine principles made known to us by the Perfect ones, which are in our own selves and when these are fully developed, we can also become like Absolute ones, by the crucifixion of the lower nature on the altar of the higher. One cannot reach this higher state unless one obtains the possession of the three necessary things -Right Belief, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. This is the esoteric meaning which underlies all religions and I am sure this is really the object of all religions. Lord Mahavira in his teachings has said,
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नाणस्स सब्बस्स पगालगाए,
अन्नाणमोहस्स विवज्जणाए ।
रागस्स दोसस्स य संखएण,
एगन्तसोक्खं समुवेद मोक्खं ॥
मह भवे पद्मा उ मोक्खसब्भूयसाहणा ! नाणं च दंसणं चैव चरित्त चैव निच्छए ।
मणोगयं वय जाणित्तायरियस्स उ । तं परिगिज्झ वायाए कम्मुणा उवधाय ॥
which brings to our mind that 'by purifying all knowledge, by forsaking folly and delusion and by destroying likes and dislikes (ye) can realise Moksha, which is all bliss. Venly do they say that right Knowledge, Faith and Conduct are
