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from time to time. That false identification leads him to do what is not in the interests of his true well being. Such activity results in the acquisition of Karma. As long as one thus practices craving, aversion, and ignorance, he is going to acquire new deluding Karma and the cycle of embodiment will continue to operate. When these three factors are overcome and removed, one gains right perception. Thereby he is induced to overcome the character-related deluding Karma, and will adopt restraints. That certainly is the path of liberation. This is the heart of Karma philosophy, which Shrimad has presented in this stanza.
આત્મા સત્ ચૈતન્યમય, સર્વાભાસ રહિત; જેથી કેવળ પામિયે, મોક્ષપંથ તે રીત.
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Ätmä Sat Chaitanyamay, Sarväbhäs Rahit; Jethi Keval Pämiye, Mokshapanth Te Rit.
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The way one can realize the pure, everlasting, conscious soul, devoid of all illusions, constitutes the path of liberation.
Ätmasiddhi
Explanation & Discussion:
Staying within the true nature of the soul constitutes liberation. Here, Shrimad pinpoints "Sat" and "Chaitanya" as
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