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to Right knowledge, without which the observance of the rules of Right Conduct is a matter of impossibility. The Path of Emancipation, thus, consists in Right Discernment, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct, which also constitute the three priceless jewels in the crown of glory of the Emancipated Soul, that is, God.
The body of karmas (the karmâna sarira), which accompanies the soul in all its incarnations, is made up of very subtle particles of matter, with consciousness 'embedded' in it; and so long as this body does not break up, the soul cannot attain liberation by any means. This subtle body is held together by the magnetic power of will, and carries with it the seeds of knowledge and character in the shape of modifications of its structure, from life to life. So long as ignorance prevails, individual desires hold it together; but with the advent of wisdom, and its concomitant state of desirelessness, the pole of magnetism changes, and the particles of matter, instead of being attracted and held together, are repelled and dispersed, thus destroying the body and leaving the pure Sachchidananda in place of the limited ego which ignorance may be said to have planted on Truth.
The main thing, then, is to acquire wisdom, that is, knowledge of the Self. Knowledge is power, and, sooner or later, is bound to lead the soul to the highest heights of bliss.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
The above are truly the underlying principles of every rational religion in the world; but the one creed that teaches them fully and clearly is Jainism, which, as our enquiry reveals, is the most ancient of all. The
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