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The Self Realization
The progressive right understanding of the nature of the Self becomes intense and removes misgivings of the Soul-joys and sorrows etc. and helps the Soul to maintain its Self-abidance and a state of absolute non-attachment arising from total destruction of attachment, hatred, etc.
केवळ निजस्वभाव-, अखंड वर्ते ज्ञान ।
chetg qoş11 , Eni Aalut 1199311 Kevala nijasvabhavanu, akhanda varte jnana, Kahiye kevalajnana te, deha chhata nirvana. 113 Continuous flow of knowledge pure, Of one's self-nature unalloyed, Is termed the perfect knowledge sure, Liberated he is though embodied. 113
In such a state the aspirant has the absolute and incessant knowledge of the nature of the Self. It is free from all illusions and limitations. It is ever irreducible and indestructible and so it is called absolute knowledge. The Soul with the absolute knowledge experiences highest liberation though it is embodied. In brief, non-attachment brings Liberation or Salvation. Even when the Destructive actions (Ghati Karma) of a released living soul (Jivan-mukta) are destroyed his non-destructive actions (Aghati kama) still remain and so he continues to live. Inspite of his bodily life he is just like a totally liberated master Self. Such living souls are Gods in living human bodies.
कोटि वर्षनुं स्वप्न पण, जाग्रत थतां शमाय । तेम विभाव अनादिनो, ज्ञान थतां दूर थाय ॥११४॥ Koti varshanu svapna pana, jagrata thata shamaya, Tema vibhava anadino, jnana thata dura thaya. 114
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