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The knowledge of the Self
The devoted practice of the three-fold path enables the achievement of the Siddha Svarupa, the liberation of the Soul at the same time creating a state of everlasting bliss. That state, that true natural state, that natural bliss which the Jiva has never experienced so far, can be experienced with this devoted practice. The effort that a Jiva puts in to this end is honourable, creditable and worthy of practice. Our scriptures deal with various ways in which this effort is to be channelled by a Jiva towards achieving the goal of the true natural state. Success is certainly achievable if a proper attempt is made having these scriptures for our guides.
The Atmasiddhi Shastra' elucidates the various internal and external apparatus and the appropriate times of applying them for reaching the path of Moksa. After having described the two types of Jivas perplexed and stranded on the path of liberation, Srimadji, while telling us what the correct practice should be after coming out of the confusion, says
वैराग्यादि सफळ तो, जो सह आतमज्ञान, तेमज आतमज्ञाननी, प्राप्तितणां निदान
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What is Vairagya? This aspect has been dealt with earlier. What is not related with the outside world, the affinity which is withdrawn away from the external material world and which encompasses the internal world is Vairagya.
If we were to closely evaluate our feeling of attachment or affinity, we would realise that our love identifies only with the external world. The feeling of attachment rests in everybody. One who has a heart, who has feelings, feeling of affection and love, is bound to express it somewhere.
Howsoever cruel a person may be, savage or brute he may well be, yet in some corner of his heart there would be feelings. A person may have murdered hundreds, may have crushed people like mosquitoes, his heart may never have shuddered while
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| SR No. | 006790 |
| Book Title | I am The Soul Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Tarulatabai Mahasati |
| Publisher | Shri Gujarati Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Association |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 468 |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |