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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
Shrimad was a religious philosopher of a very high caliber. Ätmasiddhi Shästra is the cream of his writings. Within its 142 stanzas he has presented the essence of all spiritual sciences. The book has something valuable to offer to every spiritual aspirant irrespective of his religious background. Though it deals with the abstract concept of soul, it has become popular and its message has been continually spreading. Since it is in Gujarati language, its message has so far remained more or less restricted to Indian community, but it needs to be spread far and wide. With that intention I had prepared its English translation together with the commentary.
It was a pleasure that Shri Rajchandra Adhyatmic Sadhana Kendra, Koba decided to publish it and brought out 5000 copies in 2003. With their wide distribution system they could arrange to send its copies to various parts of the world, thus fulfilling my dream of spreading its message. Since those 5000 copies have been exhausted by now, I have the reason to think that the publication has been received well.
As the demand for the book continues, it was necessary to prepare a second edition thereof. For that purpose I have gone through the matter and carried out necessary corrections. Moreover, it was noticed that some parts were not adequately presented and some were not placed in right context. I have therefore revised the matter wherever necessary so as to make it coherent and more accurate. It is hoped that the readers would find this edition more
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