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Means of Self-Realization right conduct means to be free from passions and stable in one's nature, which in other words is the state of self-realization.
He has defined right faith to be the unflinching faith in the principles, which are apparent in the knowledge, preached by the omniscients." He further describes right faith as an achievement, which is able to convert in right knowledge, all that ignorance, which uptill now was the cause of samisāra, the cycle of birth and death. 17
In 'Upadesa-chāyā' he explains the importance of right faith by saying that even if one sacrifices one's princely assets without giving up pride, wrong beliefs and perverse attitude (mithyatva) one will not accomplish the goal of liberation. One can succeed in achieving the goal of liberation only on destroying wrong faith or perverse attitude and ego and hence what is of paramount importance is the right faith.18
In 'Vyākhyānasāra 'Śrīmad has given a number of explanations of right faith. Some of those are as follows:
1) Right faith means faith in the omniscient (Āpta), the scripture or preachings of the omniscient (Agama) and the preceptor i.e.. the preceptor who preaches only
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