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I am the Soul
“After having realised the true pure form of the atma, the ego has to dissolve ... Brothers! Pardon me, but when you see the ego of a person talking about niscaya naya, one wonders how the scriptures that came to him and the talks that he heard about pure niscaya, could be so transformed! How could they become instrumental in inflating the ego? The omniscient supreme soul has said in the scriptures, "Whatever be the agamas, to a Mithyatvi they turn into a form of mithya'. One can see this statement practically proving itself in such jivas."
How superior is the feeling that has been woven into this definition! She has assessed the discerning ability of those who talk about niscaya naya! And Brothers! You will pardon me, but the commentator's soul hurts while making such strong statements. That is why she has naturally sought pardon while serving the bitter truth.
In the entire treatise, it appears as if the essence of knowledge is present. The interspersed examples in the form of dialogues are very truthful and brief, yet they prove very useful in touching the principle.
The entire treatise is bedecked with ornaments like a graceful daughter-in-law of some cultured family and mirroring the image of a newly talented Sharada.
“Brothers! So long as there is no dharma in business, the right to speak plainly about atma is not acquired.”
Tarulataji is seeking to place very clearly in people's dayto-day life, the aspects of vyavahar and niscaya. Business is the external activity of the entire life. If dharma is not to be seen in it, then this activity aspect weakens considerably and loses context, washing out the entire spiritual aspect. How effectively the commentator has brought this out!
I have but quoted two extracts from the treatise. In fact, the entire treatise is like a store of nectar for the readers. It is said in literature that “a lucid poetry is like a dip in nectar'. Our
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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 |