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ANAGĀRA VINAYA (THE MONASTIC CONDUCT)
The Monastic Conduct (Anagāra Dharma) -
The very desire of every soul is to gain its natural state of infinite knowledge and perception and that of eternal bliss and unlimited spiritual prowess. All sentient beings, in general, and the intelligent thinking five sensed living beings like humans, gods and some animals desire it more intensely than others. However, it is only the human beings that can actually endeavour to attain this state of the soul that has been variously described as perfection, liberation, final deliverance, Moksa and Mukti.
The secret of this supreme and ultimate accomplishment, after which nothing remains to be achieved, lies in the irresidual separation of the karma--matter that has a timeless association with the soul and, which associates itself with it with every action of the embodied soul coupled with specifically karma-binding false and passionate psychic dispositions of delusion, attachment and aversion.
The monastic conduct with suitable psychic dispositions is the spiritual highway that can facilitate such karmic separation. The five great vows of complete and flawless observance of nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, sexual continence and non-- encumbrance with their attendant psyches stops further karmic associations and what remains is to achieve the separation of the
