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## Preface to the First Edition
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**The first edition preface**
"He who has destroyed the roots of attachment, aversion, and delusion, like the sprout of a seed, is worthy of my salutations, whether he be a Brahmavadi or a Vishnuvadi." - Shri Hemachandracharya.
"...All that is external is the source of sorrow, all that is internal is the source of happiness;
This is the essence of the self, this is the true nature of the self. Tell me, what is happiness?" - Shri Yashavijayaji, January 26, 1950.
On this auspicious day, I begin writing this preface. Today, this land of Bharat, the sacred land of Shri Yageshvara, is celebrating the unprecedented festival of complete independence. This worldly independence reminds us of the transcendental, inner freedom of the soul. It makes us ponder: This soul, burdened by the heavy weight of the eternal ignorance, is bound by the chains of karma, and thus experiences the great suffering of dependence. How can this soul, by discarding the shackles of ignorance, the root cause of this suffering, attain the 'unprecedented opportunity' of self-rule, the kingdom of the soul, the abode of happiness? When will this soul-being, freed from the shackles of dependence, experience the unique joy of liberation? How can the soul attain the supreme bliss of complete inner freedom? When will the soul, dwelling in its own home, play and revel in its own home, filled with joy? When will this soul-ocean overflow with the nectar of joy, and the auspicious victory cry resound?"
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"You will break through the barriers within my heart, the auspicious victory cry will resound;
The soul-ocean will overflow with joy, the nectar of bliss will flow..."
Padmaprabha Jin! What will break through the barriers within my heart, O Lord?" - Shri Anandghanaji.
"The soul dwells in its own home, its own home is filled with joy." - Shri Devchandraji.
The answer to all these questions lies in one single path. The one who liberates us from dependence and grants us the unparalleled achievement of inner freedom, who makes the soul Shiva, who grants the soul the 'true self' - the supreme self-realization, the 'self-state' - if there is anyone who can do this, it is Yaga. And the right way to this Yaga, the path to the true nature of the self, is the path of complete non-violence...