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iii. Soul is the author of its actions.
iv. Soul is the enjoyer and sufferer of its actions.
v. Soul can be liberated.
vi. There is a path to liberation."
· Firm belief in these six tenets leads an aspirant to achieve samyak-darśan which means one becomes introvert, as he comes to acquire general knowledge of soul and non-soul things and has firm faith in those things and also develops great sensitivity and discriminatory knowledge to decide what is good for his soul or for self-realization and what is not. Constant and sincere practice with firm belief in the tenets will ultimately help an aspirant accomplish self-realization.
The importance of these six tenets is fully explained by Śrīmad. Here follows an analysis of these tenets :
Tenet no. 1: Soul exists :
In a very simple manner, Srimad explains soul as a substance like a pot or a cloth. The existence of material things like a pot or a cloth can be proved because of their possessing certain properties. Similarly, a soul's existence also can be proved because of its certain qualities like its consciousness and knowledge, which
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