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**Dimādasti:** The path of liberation for the seeker is one, the path of peace (Shantimarg).
**(35)** The seeker's soul is called "bhavatiit arthagami" (transcendent of worldly desires) or "paratatvavedi" (knower of the ultimate reality). The path is one, and the characteristic of that path is purity of mind (chittavishuddhi).
The path is to purify the mind and the soul in any way. It is one, there is no difference in it. Shrimad Rajchandraji's Kokirna Vachanamrit says:
"Moksha is said to be one's own purity, the path that leads to it; explained in brief, all paths are Nigranth." - Shri Atmasiddhi
The path of liberation is one, the path of peace (Shantimarg), and this path is based on "sham" (tranquility):
(1) "Sham" means the ultimate evolution of the soul, free from attachment and aversion, equanimity. "The soul that is free from attachment and aversion is called "sam" (equanimity)." In this path, attaining "sham" (tranquility) is the only devotion, the ultimate state, the final goal.
(2) Or "sham" means "samya" (similarity); to attain the inherent qualities of the soul as they are, to become similar to the inherent qualities of the soul is "samya." What is "samya" is "dharma" (righteousness), and "the nature of a thing according to its characteristics is "dharma." This "dharma" is "charitra" (conduct), and "charitra" means "to move in the form of "hare varitra" (to move in the form of the soul), to dwell in the form of the soul, that is "charitra." Thus, "charitra," "dharma," "samya," "sam," and "sham" are synonymous. The point is that to be eager to attain the state of the inherent nature of the soul, that is the path of "sham" (tranquility).
(3) Or "sham" means "shanti" (peace). The peace of anger, pride, attachment, greed, attachment, aversion, and affection is "sham." To be free from external influences and to come to the state of the soul is called "shanti" (peace), and that is the path of "sham" (tranquility) or the path of peace (Shantimarg).
The very heart-touching form of this path of peace (Shantimarg) has been briefly presented by the great sage Yogishwar Shriman Anandghanji in his praise of Shri Shantinathji. In it, Shri Anandghanji, as if seeing the Lord in person, talks to him and asks:
"Shantijin! One request from me, listen, O King of the Three Worlds, what is the form of peace? Tell me, how is the mind tested? ... Peace."
"There is no sorrow in the Hindu religions, no sorrow! The soul that is free from attachment and aversion is its own equal." - Shri Kundakundacharya's Shri Pravachansar.