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The Path of Liberation
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Path of Liberation
1. Faith, knowledge and conduct together constitute the path of liberation; this is the path to be followed. The saints have averred that if this is followed in the right way it will lead to liberation, otherwise it will lead to bondage. Pañcā. 164
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2. One unfit for liberation (an Abhavya) may develop faith and have knowledge of the religion, show some liking for it and perform it, but all this he does to attain some worldly pleasures and not to annihilate the karmas.
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3. One who aspires for merit ( Punya ), aspires for worldly well being in this mundane world; because merit can ensure only a higher state of existence and it is the cessation of merits ( Puṇya karma) that leads to liberation. Dva. A. 410
Adh. Sã. 12.4
4. Know that inauspicious karma begets misery while auspicious karma generates worldly happiness but how can it be said that auspicious karma results in happiness when it leads to mundane existence ?
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5. Just as a fetter whether made of iron or gold binds a person so also karma be it auspicious or inauspicious binds the soul.
Sa. Sä. 145
Sa. Sā. 146
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