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અધ્યાત્મતત્ત્વાલક.
of births and deaths, serves for the wise as an instrument for destroying it.
Notes—There is a great difference between the the ignorant and the wise. One, bereft of wisdom, uses his body in the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, in the gratification of his cherished desires, in making tremendous efforts for the attainment of wealth, power, authority, influence, etc; and thus enters into the fresh bondage of Karmas and becomes subject to births in the four grades of life, i. e., he prolongs his transmigration. While the wise, with a clear notion of his body being distinct from the Soul, uses his powers in abstinence, renunciation, and asceticism. He highly values the possession of true knowledge whereby he distinguishes the noumenal from the phenomenal.
Thus, with the help of true knowledge he extirpates Moha and its train-bearers, attachment, aversion, lust, greed, anger, pride, etc; He practises austerities and strictly observes vows. He remains equipoised in prosperity and adversity. Being so far illumined, he meditates upon the spiritual nature of Self and destroys the seed of Samsār. અસાર દેહમાંથી સાર ખેંચવો
જે શરીરવડે વિવેકરહિત લેકે સંસારના બીજને પુષ્ટ કરે છે, તેજ શરીરવડે વિવેકી લેકે સંસારના બીજને સુકાવી નાંખે છે.”—૭ર ha-fa afTOTAAIE, 'मिष्टान्नभोगं कुरुतः समानं द्वौ पूरुषावेकतरस्तु तत्र । बधाति कर्माणि, निहन्ति चान्यो-मोहे विवेके च विजृम्भमाणे॥७३॥
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