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16 : PART II
GUIDELINES TO NAHAVIR-DARSHAN
the difference is in degree. I see a nurse talking to a boy on the pavement outside. This is perception. I have a right conviction that there are a woman and a boy out there. I also perceive that the woman is a nurse. But I do not know the details who they are, where they live, why they are in their particular locality and so forth. If I saw or heard or read about them, I should gain right knowledge.
This knowledge must be free from the following three shortcomings : (1) doubt (2) delusion (3) non-decision. (3) RIGHT CONDUCT :
This consists in living a life in accordance with the light gained by right conviction and right knowledge. Right conduct must be such as to keep ihe body down and elevate the soul. It means not doing bad actions and doing good ones. In practice, it resolves itself into taking the five vows of ascetic or householder. As for example, nonkilling, truth, non-stealing, chastity and non-attachment to worldly objects. Greater details regarding this subject have been dealt with in the chapter in Jain Ethics!
The next Lesson will deal with the Ladder of Development.
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