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remarkabilities in (ethico-spiritual) conduct does not arise. For the person who is devoid of conduct emancipation (from Karmas) is not possible, And for the person who is devoid of emancipation (from Karmas), supreme peace (equanimity in life) does not emerge.
115. Knowledge destitute of action is of no consequence;
action done from ignorance is also of no consequence. (It is a well known fact that) the. lame man, even though al the time seeing the fire, burned and the blind man, even though running, also burned.
116. (Ācāryas) tell (us that) on accomplishing the unity (of
knowledge and action) (there issues proper) result, since the chariot (of Dharma) does not move on one wheel (of either knowledge or action). (But) having gathered in the forest they (both) the blind and the lame man, who got united, went to the city.
117. It has been propounded by the Arahantas (embodied
spiri tually perfect personalities) (that) from the empirical point of view, the belief in the Jiva, etc. (spiritual principles) is styled spiritual awakening, and (that) from the transcendental point of view, the self alone corresponds with spiritual awakening.
118. Even performing very severe austerities, persons devoid of
spiritual awakening do not attain spiritual wisdom even in thousands and crores of years.
119. He (by whom) flawless spiritual awakening has been
attained, is unparallelled, (since) he (definitiely) attains
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