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matter. Impure thought-activities due to operation of passions or minor passions also last for a limited time. One cannot continue in anger or in any other mood for more than an antar muhúrta (the maximum being 48 minutes minus one instant). Thus knowing all non-soul modifications as impermanent, a right believer should
s own pure nature, which is steady and independent of all Karmic effects.
How nobly these words sum up the essential teaching of all philosophy of religion. Dr. Caird after long researches and deep study of modern philosophy comes to the same conclusion, “It is in the renunciation of self (which is here attachment), that I realize myself."
को णाम भणिज्ज वुहो परदव्वं ममामिदं हवदि दव्वं । अप्पाणमप्पणो परिग्गहं तु णियदं वियाणंतो ॥ २१७॥ को नाम भणे बुधः परद्रव्यं ममेदं भवति द्रव्यं । अात्मानमात्मनः परिग्रहं तु नियतं विजानन् ॥ २१७ ॥
217. What wise man, fully realising the soul itself (to be) the possession of the soul, will hold that this non-self is my-self?
Commentary.
A right believer would never consider any non-self thoughtactivity, or any other substance besides his own-self as belonging to him. He is perfectly content with his own pure knowledge, peace, happiness, which are the indestructible and eternal properties of his own soul. छिजदु वा भिज्जदु वा णिजदुवा अहव जादु विप्पलयं । जमा तह्मा गच्छदु तहाविण परिग्गहो मज्झ ॥२१८ ॥ छिद्यतां वा भिद्यतां वा नीयतां अथवा यातु विप्रलयं । यस्मात्तस्माद गच्छतु तथापि न परिग्रहो मम ॥ २१८॥
218. Bored or broken, taken away or destroyed, going this way or that; the possessions (external and internal) are never mine.
Commentary.
A right believer realises that even the body is not his. He keeps up his body, only as helpful in his soul-advancement. If it
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