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destroyed or subsided. It is very difficult to overcome these. If an aspirant succeeds in doing so he can very easily realize his soul. The same thing is thus stated by Śrímad: If one is luckily well-acquainted with right preachings for a considerably long time, such preachings can create right faith in an aspirant.22
While discussing the effects of samyag darśana or right faith on one who has acquired right faith, Srimad says that it is not necessary that the aspirant who has acquired right faith, will be free from temporal or worldly duties. He will be performing such duties, but without any attachment, interest or mental involvement in them. No such duties or activities will, however, create any dislike or aversion in him for spiritual upliftment. Unless there is right faith, one cannot get rid of the acute passions, namely anger, pride etc. Once freed from them, the aspirant will not incur karma-bondage, though he may have to do some worldly and temporal activities.23
Śrīmad says that one who has digested the six tenets, explained in Ātmasiddhi is deemed to have discriminatory knowledge and right faith. This is the opinion of the Jinas or the conquerors.24 Such comprehension can be a result of some past efforts or the close association (satsunga) with a preceptor. While
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