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by knowing that he is in bondage. He must, in order to be free, adopt measures for breaking off the shackles. Right conduct is indispensible to right belief and right knowledge, in the path of Liberation. Just as a person who knows the right way to ascending a hill cannot reach it, if he does not take the trouble of ascending the hill ; but if he ascends along the right path to the right point, he is sure to reach his destination, at some time, without fail. In the same manner a right believer must begin to follow the three-fold path of Liberation which is in one word called Selfabsorption,
जह बंधे चिन्तंतो वंधणवद्धो ण पावदि विमोक्खं । तह वंधे चिंतंतो जीशेविण पावदि विमोक्खं ॥३११ ॥ यथा बंधं चिंतयन् बंधनबद्धो न प्राप्नोति विमोक्षम् । तथा बंधं चिंतयन् जीवोऽपि न प्राप्नोति विमोक्षम् ॥ ३११ ॥
311. As one bound by shackles does not get freedom, by merely thinking of the bondage. So the soul also does not attain Liberation by merely thinking of the (Karmic). bondage.
Commentary. A person may pay close attention to the scriptures, in which the nature of Karmic bondage is explained, but he cannot get rid of Karmas, unless he adopts self-absorption.
जह वंधे छित्तणय वंधणवद्धो दु पावदि विमोक्खं । तह बंधे छित्तणय जीवो संपावदि विमोक्खं ॥ ३१२॥ यथा बंधश्छित्त्वा च बंधन बद्धस्तु प्राप्नोति विमोक्षम् । तथा धंधश्छित्त्वा च जीवः प्रामोति विमोक्षम् ॥ ३१२॥
312. As one bound in shackles attains freedom after having broken the bondage, similarly the soul attains Libera. tion by breaking the bondage (of Karmas).
जह वंधे भित्तणय वंधणवद्धो दु पावदि विमोक्खं । तह वंधे भित्तणय जीवो संपावदि विमोक्खं ॥३१३॥
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