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turns the self controlled wise one into 'Om' (pg-160). This absorption in the supreme self is the aim of all ascetic practices, understanding which the silent soil says in the end of the epic 'bravo'!
In the end I express my hearty gratitude to Shri Nirmal ji Kasliwal, Rishabh jiJain and other members of the Rishabh Deva Granthmala commiltee and executive committee of the Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra Mandir Sanghiji, Sanganer, Jaipur for publishing the epic Silent Soil. I offer my heart felt thanks to Dr. Kamal Chand Sogani, convener, Jain Vidya Samsthan, Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavir ji, Bhattaraka ji ki Nasiya, Narayana Singh Circle, Jaipur for the help he gave me as and when I needed. For the good and in time printing of the work I express my thanks to M/s Jaipur Printers, M.J. Road, Jaipur and Vardhman Computers, Opp. Mahavir Park, Maniharon Ka Rasta, Jaipur-3.
Texpress my deep gratitude to Shri Ganesh ji Rana & Rajendra Kumar ji Godha of 'Samachar Jagat' daily for releasing the work in the presence of Aryika Ratna Poornamati Mataji and other Sadhvis, before the devout gathering on 27th November, 2005, the last day of Kalpdruma Vidhan in front of Rambagh Palace, Jaipur.
In the end, I bow reverently in the auspicious feet of Acharya Shri Vidya Sagar ji Maharaj with the wish to get rid of the hybrid element and be able to tread the path of purification.
Gyan Chand Biltiwala Behind Raj. School of Arts, Kishanpole Bazar, Jaipur
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