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Gandhi's Teachers: Rajchandra Ravjibhai Mehta
There is no one equal to a visible (living) true teacher, who favors like the invisible Jina. Without the goal of obtaining such favor, soul contemplation is not born.
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सद्गुरुना उपदेश वण, समजाय न जिनरूप ।
समज्या वण उपकार शो ? समज्ये जिनस्वरूप ॥ १२ ॥
विना सद्गुरुवाचं हि ज्ञायते न जिनात्मता । ज्ञाने तु सुलभा सैवाऽज्ञाने उपकृतिः कथम् ? || १२ ||
Without the teachings of a true teacher, character of Jina is not known. With this knowledge, that (character of Jina) is easily obtainable. Without that knowledge, what can really be attained?
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आत्मादि अस्तित्वना, जेह निरूपक शास्त्र ।
प्रत्यक्ष सद्गुरु-योग नहीं, त्यां आधार सुपात्र || १३ ||
यत्र प्रत्यक्षता नास्ति सद्गुरुतातपादीया । सत्पात्रे शरणं शास्त्रं
तत्रात्मादिनिरूपकम् ॥ १३ ॥
Where association of a visible (living) true teacher is not possible, there truly deserving depend on the scriptures that do analytical study of soul and other matters.
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काज ।
त्याज ॥ १४ ॥
अथवा सद्गुरुए कह्यां, जे अवगाहन ते ते नित्य विचारवां, करी मतांतर सद्गुरुणाऽथवा प्रोक्तं यद् यदात्महिताय तत् । नित्यं विचार्यतामन्तस्त्यक्त्वा पक्ष-मतान्तरम् ॥ १४॥
Or else whenever true teacher advises so (the study of scriptures) for the benefit of soul, without siding with different opinions (schools of thought) one should constantly contemplate on such advice.
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