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Means of Self-Realization darśana ; vanishes because of the rise of right faith, which also unfolds the virtues of right conduct, which is a natural quality of soul. It is to be remembered that because of mithyātva, one does not realize one's real nature ; but right faith, which leads to right conduct, helps an aspirant unfold his real nature , which is free from matters other than the soul and thus the aspirant becomes passionless or vītarāga.
Thus, Śrīmad states that vítarāgatā is the chief characteristic of right faith and that is his own experience.14 He points out that an aspirant gets right faith by preachings of the person having right knowledge of the soul, not of the worldly things.15
Śrīmad says that the Jinas have preached right faith,knowledge and conduct as the remedies for getting freed from suffering and misery and for acquiring real ever-lasting happiness, or bliss, which is liberation. There cannot be right conduct without right knowledge and right knowledge cannot be without right faith. In fact both the qualities coexist. Right faith includes correct and right perception, knowledge and faith about certain basic problems, like what a human being is, whether he is body or mind or consciousness,what causes happiness and unhappiness etc..
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