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and conduct constitute the path to self-purification and Moksha’ and have eternal scientific basis.
The way to liberation embodied in the concept of three jewels can be analysed both through real point of view and empirical point of view. The former refers to the actual path while the latter is associated with the former. Thus, there is no opposition between the two view-points. The real point of view takes into account the soul alone in its purview and the three aspects with reference to the soul only and nothing else.
Right faith is the root of spiritual upliftment. It is a true friend and false faith is the greatest enemy. It is the first step to the path of Moksha. In its absence, knowledge and conduct do not earn the quality of righteousness.
Right knowledge refers to acquisition of right knowledge of one's own-self. Right faith and right knowledge are simultaneous, the first is the cause and the latter the effect, though both of them take place simultaneously like lighting the lamp and emanation of light from it.
Self-absorption is the right conduct. The empirical side of right conduct is reflected in five vows of non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity and non-possession. The above is only a brief enumeration of the same.
Right conduct involves breaking up of the interior of self with the highly sharp chisel of spirituality where pure soul and non-soul substances are separated. In such a conduct, self is realised in own-self, for own-self and by own-self. There remains almost no distinction between attributes and substances, and between the knower and the known. There is no distinction of meditation, the meditator and the object of meditation. Such an experience is inexpressible. The pure
