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Christian Lindtner
Jambu-jyoti
The reason that the ultimately true [teaching] is not given to incapable [students] is, one must know, due to their bad qualities. It is not due to [those] of Bhagavat!
Also, it is a fact that, at sunrise, owls cannot see anything. This is due to their karma, by nature impure. One must understand [the problem of teaching] to be the same.
Likewise, this [teaching] will also, (indeed) certainly delight living beings then as now-provided they are capable and pure in their minds.
XXXII. Eight Verses on Liberation
1. Liberation is due to the extinction of all karmas. It is free from rebirth, death, etc. It is entirely free from any kind of suffering. It is full of absolute happiness.
2. It must be understood that the highest state has no contact with suffering. Nor is it separated from it without interval. It is removed from desire.
3. Someone may object: It is impossible for the Lords of perfection to be happy when they cannot [in their state of perfection] enjoy food, drinks etc. We must ask this person this question:
4. What is [normally] the purpose of enjoying food etc. ?-To stop hunger etc., of course.-And what is the result of stopping it ?-That they always enjoy [the best of] health.
5. In fact one gives medicine to an unhealthy person, not to a healthy one. Those who have obtained an endless abundance of health do not need to enjoy food, etc.
6. For them, it must be understood, even sexual enjoyment, etc. is of no significance at all, because they have no delusions.
7. The happiness in this state is a natural one, it depends on nothing else, it is free from desire, it is without opposition, and it is always free from
samsåra.
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8. Other intelligent men say that it has the form of ultimate bliss. Since it thus has the form of being entirely good, this is, of course, suitable [from the Jaina point of view also].
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