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The Self Realization
Bhagawan Mahavira, have attained their own nature as liberation and they have been free from Aadhi = outside troubles, Vyadhi = bodily and mental troubles and upadhi = self-imposed troubles in the past and by following similar way, all other persons are likely to attain liberation in the present as well in future.
Our Salutations with all devotion to those great saintly persons who have preached this path of leading a Jiva to its original nature and powers, by destroying the bondages in the form of birth, oldage and death. Our Self-nature shines out even by constantly daily remembering his Nishkarana Karuna = compassion without being asked for. Let the lotus feet of such great saints remain firmly fixed in our hearts !
I have no power to define the virtue of that great saint who told these six steps by which the real nature of the Self is proved and immediately it shines out in the jiva by accepting these six steps and by manifestation of the Self's real nature the Jiva feels joy for all times and becomes totally free from all fears.
I again offer my salutations with all devotion to that all knowing Saint who obliged us with this Soul-saving six steps resulting in our Paramatmabhava - or our real nature as great soul or Paramatma without seeing any merit in us and without inquiring whether we are his disciples or not or whether we worship him or not and keeping the same attitude towards all other living beings - his obligation it is not in our power to repay.
The great saints have advised devotion to Sadgururight preceptor, purely for the highest good of their disciples; when such a devotion turns into a life's mission, the devotee's mind and being constantly remain in the activities of the Self of that Sadguru or
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