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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
and travails, conficts and comforts, noticed in human existence make one aware about the true remedies thereof. The third stage is the final stage when one realizes that the true source of bliss and happiness is to concentrate on the special development of the soul and to live with it. At this stage one is able to achieve all the qualities of a Sthitaprajna as descrobedin verses 55 to 72. Detailed description of the development of such spirtual progress is given by Jain scriptures in the ladder called “Gunasthanaks". The person who has attained the status of a Sthitaprajna is the one who has reached 13 th. Gunasthanaka of a “Sayogi Kevali”.
According to “Bhagavati Sutra of Jains, Lord Mahavira's principal disciple Gautam once inquired from the Master what was the principal characteristic of a realized soul. The Master replied that it was “Samata” i.e. equanimity of attitude. The qualities of a
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