Samkit Faith Practice Liberation

SR No.: 007764
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 447
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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This is why Lord Mahavira stated that:
"Purisaa tumameva tumam mittam" -AachaaraangaSuutra, Verse 1.3.3.4(Page 127, Author: Lilambai Mahasatiji, Gurupraana Foundation, Rajkot, (Gujarat), year 1999)
O soul, you are your own true friend.
"Aayaa saamaaiye" ~ Bhagavati Suutra, Verse 2.1.9.5 (Page 294, Author: Ghaasilalji Maharasaheb, Shaastrouddhaarak Samiti, Rajkot, (Gujarat), year 1962)
You are your own ‘saamaayika' {specified period of voluntary equanimity}
From the absolute/transcendental viewpoint, the Tirthankara seated in the samosharana {divine assembly ground where all classes and types of living beings assemble to hear the divine sermons of the Jinaas is not the body of the Tirthankara but simply a manifestation of the pure flame of flawless and unmblemished omniscience and omniperception that reside in a Jina's soul. But it takes an enlightened soul to perceive the Jinaas in this manner. That elightened soul is the true god, true preceptor and true dharma. The external true god, true preceptor and true dharma are merely catalysts for the realisation of the inner true god, true preceptor and true dharma. Being catalysts, they are external. Howsoever revered they may be, they are catalysts. They do not form the substratum of one's own soul. Hence, they cannot play a bigger role in one's attainment of enlightenment. Only the soul can be the substantive cause of its own enlightenment. Hence, from the absolute/transcendental viewpoint, considering one's own unblemished soul to be the true god, true preceptor and true religion is samyaktva.
"Vishuddhagynaanadarshanasvabhaave nija paramaatmaani yadruchiruupam samyakdarshanam” ~ Samayasaara taatparyavriti, Verse 2.8.10 - Samyagdharshana; (Page 278, Author: Ashokmuni, Publisher: Diwaakarjyoti Karyaalaya, Byaawar (Rajasthan), year 1981)
Unwavering interest in the unblemished nature of one's soul - flawless knowledge and perception - is known as samyakdarshana {enlightened perception}.
Unwavering interest in the unblemished nature of the soul is the key characteristic of samyaktva.
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