I am The Soul Part 01

SR No.: 006790
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tarulatabai Mahasati
Publisher: Shri Gujarati Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Association
Total Pages: 468
Language: English, Hindi
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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I am the Soul
Srimadji was in a habit of going out for a stroll in the evening. The day Srimadji received Sowbhagyabhai's second letter, he had just returned from the evening stroll accompanied by one of his devotees, Shri Ambalalbhai. The sun had just set and darkness was creeping in slowly. There would be times when Srimadji relapsed into deep introspection. With a sudden inspiration he would address letters to those yearning for liberation and spiritedly express his feelings to such people. This was one such moment.
Srimadji requested Ambalalbhai to hold up the lantern as he wrote and what followed was a rare and astonishing event. In just about an hour and a half, Srimadji composed this masterpiece of 142 verses.
It was the year 1896, October 22, and the day was Ashwin Vadya Pratipada. The sacred place where this happened was the town of Nadiad in the Charotar province of Gujarat. The hallmark of Srimadji's writing was that whenever he wrote, not one word needed to be replaced. Mahatma Gandhiji has noted in his writings that he had never known Srimadji to erase or alter even a single word when he wrote. Such a logical and perfect flow of words could only be traced to an enlightened Self.
Srimadji sent a copy of the freshly composed 'Atmasiddhi Shastra'to Sowbhagyabhai. He also sent a couple of copies to other worthy souls in search of liberation. He had allowed limited access to this Shastra in view of its complexity. Only a knowledgeable being could analyse and assimilate the Shastra. Sowbhagyabhai read and understood it and elevated his own life manifold. Eventually, the Shastra was released to all and today it is a part of every household. This “Atmasiddhi' has been compared to the Holy Ganges - ....... afara hua-t, afar ft
अधम उद्घारिणी आत्मसिद्धि; जन्म जन्मांतरो, जाणता जोगीए आत्म अनुभव वडे, आज दीधी