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and acts without moral or religious restraints, much less according to the commands of a sadguru. Such conduct is generally guided by passions and desires, which ultimately results in re-incarnation and misery. Unless one gives up this defect,one cannot tread the path of self-realization.
Ignorance is another defect of a seeker. This defect means, not that one is without knowledge, the person has knowledge, but it is accompanied by perverted belief or mithyātva. For example, one believes that one is body (and not soul). This ignorance is also an important cause of re-incarnation and misery. Srimad says that to get rid of ignorance, one must surrender to a pious teacher and obey him. This will inculcate in him frankness, compassion, self-introspection, minimum activities involving violence, minimum acquisition of wealth and the like.
Third defect is insistence or obstinacy. It means attachment and pride of your possessions, opinions and faiths etc.. It is of two types. One type is attachment with things other than your self, e.g. your properties, relatives, power, fame etc. and the other type is beliefs regarding spiritual preachings, which are not beneficial for welfare of the self or its realization. This defect
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