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preachings do not create dislike for sense-pleasure, it is to be said that one has not listened to such preachings. If there are interruptions in right faith, there will be interruptions in right knowledge also and hence arises the necessity of unflinching right faith.
It is significant to record here that according to Śrīmad, right knowledge increases, if one is at peace i.e. if one is internally calm and quiet i.e. has no mental modifications. Not only that, he further says, if one wants to study the 12 Arigas (Jain scriptures called dvādaśārigī), for attaining self-realization, it will consume a lot of time, but if one cultivates internal peace, one may attain the same in much lesser period of time. Traditional ātma- dharma( religion of the soul) is to be internally peaceful and stable, which is the sum and substance of the dvādaśārgi. 39 In short, right knowledge is that knowledge which is free form doubts, wrong understanding and delusion( bhrānti ) and which thoroughly discloses the true nature of the soul and nonsoul and which helps an aspirant to be free from attachment, delusion and develop vītarāgatā.
4. Right Conduct
· Emancipation means perfect or highest right conduct. Right conduct is the yield of right faith and
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