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3. Just as a blind man unable to see anything despite the presence of light, so also an ignorant person cannot have a vision of the truth in spite of the presence of the scrip
tures.
Sū. Kṛ. Sū. 1.12.8
4. Truth is God.
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5. A wise person who treads the path of truth transcends death.
6. In this world falsehood is comdemned by all the saints. A person who utters a lie is trusted by none. Hence one should give up falsehood.
Acā. Sū. 1.3.66
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7. A person who practises truthfulness remains unmoved in the face of severe trials and tribulations.
Daśa. Sū. 6.13
Acā. Sū. 1.3.3
8. The Lord Jinendra has said that falsehood is the door through which sins step in.
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9. Truthfulness is the abode of austerity, self-restraint and all other virtues. Indeed, truthfulness is the source of all noble qualities as the ocean is that of fishes.
Bha. A. 489
Bha. A. 842
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