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5. Likewise, humility is the root of righteousness ( Dharma) and emancipation the final object. By humility, a person learns the knowledge of scriptures quickly, gains eminence and finally gets liberated.
6. Learning tempered with humility is beneficial in this world and the next. Just as a plant cannot grow without water, learning will not be fruitful without humility.
- Br. Bhā. 5203
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Daśa. Sū. 9.2.2
7. A wise and fearless disciple benefits from the disciplinary exercise of the master for his own welfare, peace and selfpurification while the same instructions become cause of hatred for the ignorant disciple.
8. One who is obedient to the preceptor, has heard the significance of religion and is equipped with humility traverses the difficult ocean of birth and death and attains emancipation.
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Utta. Sū. 1.29
9. Humility is austerity and austerity is Dharma.
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Daśa. Su. 9.2.24
10. A person who is not humble should not be instructed about right conduct; of what use are the ornaments for the person whose hands are muted ?
- Praśna. 2.3
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- Br. Bha. 782
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