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6. When one is completely engrossed in the contemplation of the self, he is said to have right vision.
— Bhā. Pā. 31
7. Right knowledge is of no use in the absence of right con
duct, action is of no use in the absence of right knowledge. When a lame man and a blind man in a forest are caught in a conflagration, both get burnt because the lame cannot walk and the blind cannot see.
- Āva. Ni. 101
8. The desired result is attained when there is harmony be
tween right knowledge and right conduct, for a chariot does not move by one wheel alone. In a forest conflagration, when a blind and a lame help each other both manage to reach the destination safely.
— Āva. Ni. 102
9. If a person has even an iota of attachment, then the mastery
of all the scriptures cannot beget him knowledge of the soul. When he does not know the soul, how can he know the other substances ? When he knows neither the soul nor the other substances how can he be a person of right faith ?
- Sa. Sā. 201-202
10. Those who do not possess right faith are defiled persons.
There is no liberation for the persons devoid of right faith. Those who have given up right conduct ( but have right faith ) may attain liberation by practising right conduct again
but there is no hope for those who do not have right faith. Jain Education International
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