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at all who knows and adopts Vyavahara only. For example, to the one who does not know the real lion, the cat itself is a lion. Similarly, for him who does not know Nishchaya, Vyavahara alone takes the place of Nishchaya.
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Here some thoughtless person might say -"Since you declare Vyavahara to be untrue and worth giving up, what for then should we follow the conventional rites like vows, chastity, continence, etc.? We shall give up them all."
Answer: Observance of vows, chastity, continence, etc. is not called Vyavahara; believing these (rites, etc.) to be the liberation path is Vyavahara; you should give up this belief and should believe that these are stated conventionally to be the liberation path by knowing them to be externally coexistent. These (auspicious dispositions) are dependent on other substances, whereas the true liberation path is passionlessness (an attachmentless disposition), so, it is based on self-soul substance. In this way, one should know Vyavahara to be untrue and worth giving up. Moreover, by giving up vows, etc., Vyavahara does not become worthless.
Further, we ask him- "What shall you do after giving up vows, etc.? If you will indulge in the acts of injury, etc. then even naming it conventionally to be liberation path is not possible there; what benefit will result by such practices? Only hellish life, etc. will be attained? Hence, such indulgence is nothing but thoughtlessness. However, by rooting out the state of virtuous conduct like observance of vows, etc., if only passionless nonchalant state is evolved then it is really commendable only. But this is not possible in the lower stages, therefore, it is not worthwhile to become unrestrained by giving up vows, etc. Thus, keeping Nishchaya in faith and believing Vyavahara to be useful in practice, is also fallacious belief only.
Further, for the sake of adopting both the Nayas, this Jiva sometimes pretends to realise himself as if (in the present state) he is a pure soul like Siddha, devoid of attachment, etc. and possessed of omniscience, etc., engrosses himself in such type of thoughts by holding meditation posture, but he is not in such a state and fallaciously believes- "In reality, I am so only," becomes contented with such belief. And sometimes verbally also he talks like this only. For Private & Personal Use Only
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