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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PENANCE OF SELF CRITICISM?
Na hu sujjzai sasallo jaha bhaniyam sasne dhuyaranam
Uddhariyasavvasallo, sujjzai jeevo dhuyakilese ||1|||
It is said in the administration of Almighty, who is free of karmas, that no soul can become pure by hiding any sin. The soul can become pure by revealing all hidden sins and leaving all illusions and attachments. Therefore, one has to go for self criticism to become pure.
One who has committed sins intentionally or by unawareness and discloses them before guru innocently like a child without playing trick, becomes eligible to gain atonement and the soul of that person becomes pure. Inspite of knowing the sins, even an omniscient Lord doesn't give atonement for them, which one hides within himself. After hearing the sin of a person 2-3 times if the Guru feels that one is deceitful then he doesn't
22...Confession: The Path to Self-liberation
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