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Knowledge without religious practices and religious practices without knowledge are not able to free a man from the turmoils of birth and death because they both are Ekantas (extreme view-points).
1841
SANMATI-TARKA
In the preceding verse, the importance of knowledge with the religious practices is referred to while here the verse contains a suggestion to make use of Anekānta-dṛṣṭi in order to establish a synthesis.
No good result can be arrived at without allround spiritulal progress. Its powers are mainly two. One is Cetana (vitality) and the other is Virya (Action-power). These two powers are so interlocked that the development of one gives rise to that of the other. Thus simultaneous development of both the powers is indispensable. Development of vitality means acquisition of knowledge and that of Virya (action-power) means the shaping of the life according to knowledge. Without knowledge, proper moulding of life is not possible and without properly shaping the life, the life itself is meaningless. This is why it is said that knowledge and practice are severally the two extremes. If these two extremes are understood in right perspective, they yield fruit. In this connection the proverb of "The Blind and the Lame" is famous. 68
Conclusion:
भद्रं मिच्छाव सगसमूह मइयस्स अममसारस्स fauguwe unag) &'famgeligumEET || §8 ||
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