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licentiousness and unfettered behaviour namely, behaving according to one's own whims and desires. If this is checked and abandoned, one is bound to accomplish liberation. This is the preaching of the Conqueror i.e. those who were dispassionate (vītarāga) and free from ignorance (regarding the soul and its qualities). It is also to be remembered that licentious and unfettered behaviour can be checked only with the grace of a pious preceptor. Without such grace, undesirable behaviour may even multiply. Śrīmad, however cautions a seeker, not to follow a bad preceptor, who is bound to mislead him. Such preceptor, not only ruins himself, but also the disciple, as he has no love for the upliftment of soul, either of his own or of others.
Širmad has also explained the nature of a bad teacher as follows:
(1) A bad teacher does only external sacrifices, e.g. giving up family, relations, wealth etc., but has no knowledge regarding soul and hence he cannot realize his self, much less guide somebody to realization of the self.
(2) He believes and respects family-preceptors
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