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4. Perfect meditation is attained through knowledge and by
meditation all karmas are annihilated. By annihilating the karmas, a person becomes liberated. Hence, one should be engaged constantly in the acquisition of knowledge.
- Ra. Sā. 138
5. As is the nature of the lotus leaf to remain untouched by
water, so does a righteous person remain fully unaffected by passions and sensual pleasures.
— Bā. Pā. 154
6. Just as a threaded needle does not get lost even when it
falls in a heap of rubbish, so a person endowed with the sacred knowledge does not get lost in the the worldly sojourn.
- Utta. Sū. 29.60
7. He who knows the self to be wholly different from the
impure body and comprehends it to be the knower of all substances, is said to be a master of all scriptures.
— Kā. A, 465
8. From the point of view of spiritual practice, knowledge of scriptures is the supreme knowledge.
- Utta. Cū. 1 9. The vitiated mind is like a furious elephant, but can be controlled by the goad of right knowledge.
- Bha. Ā. 760 10. According to the teachings of Jina, knowledge is that which
helps to understand the truth, controls the mind and purifies the soul.
— Mū. 585
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