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________________ ... total detachment! The pursuit of the three gems transforms into totality, only then does the atma attain total moksa. The fruit of devoted pursuit is liberation, but the liberation is directly proportional to the degree of pursuit. No jiva can ever attain moksa instantaneously, but it happens gradually. It is like the Sun rising gradually at the horizon in the eastern sky before it comes out fully. If sun-rise is now at 6 O'clock, then the sky begins to change colours about an hour before that. Then there is dawn, day-break and then the Sun appears to rise slowly. At first there is just a thin red arch visible, which begins to thicken with every passing moment and in a short while the ball of fire rises. This process is gradual. Similarly, any atma, which has presently attained Samyaktva after remaining in falsehood for infinite time, does not attain moksa instantaneously. The jiva which is stuck in the mire of affected disposition, progresses step by step. It has never happened that a jiva even after attaining samyaktva has moved straightaway from the fourth gunasthana to the pure state of thirteenth gunasthana. The progress is slow as and how the jiva eliminates mohaniya karma. There is infinite power lying in the jiva. But owing to the thick covering of the Karmas it cannot be experienced. This jiva has been covering the atma more and more with karmas. But once it changes over from the dark (waning) phase to the bright (waxing) phase, its rise is certain. It is worth dwelling upon this usage. What is the dark phase? That phase in which darkness grows with every passing day. After the full-moon day, the dark phase begins. On the first day after full-moon, the moon does not look very different from the full-moon. But when observed carefully, a reduction in its Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only. www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006791
Book TitleI am The Soul Part 02
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorTarulatabai Mahasati
PublisherShri Gujarati Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Association
Publication Year
Total Pages466
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
ClassificationBook_English
File Size18 MB
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