Key to Moksha

SR No.: 269165
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jayantilal Jain
Publisher: Jayantilal Jain
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 4
Language: English
Classification: Article & 0_not_categorized
File Size: 33 KB

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THE KEY TO MOKSHA
- Dr. Jayanti Lal Jain
The path to moksha lies in change of perception about our own self. The moment one perceives oneself as the pure soul, understands its nature and functioning, the journey to moksha begins. When the same perception is pursued relentlessly, one achieves moksha. The changed perception of the self encompasses in itself the knowledge and realization of operations of infinite properties of the soul. A divine view of soul is realized which is beyond words.
Benefits There are immense and invaluable benefits of knowing about the properties of soul and a few of them are mentioned here: (i) promotes belief in existence of soul as its image emerges through knowing the functioning of properties; (ii) strengthens belief in it where already exists; (iii) brings about a change in perception of the self and the world around us; (iv) the changed perception leads to experience/realization of soul; (v) with realization of the self, the goal of life (achievement of eternal happiness) becomes clear; (vi) as one focuses on the self, one becomes less and less interested in material happiness; (vii) one develops better understanding of vratas, upvaas, tap, diksha, the object of meditation/ dhyan etc.; (viii) such an understanding helps in prevention of karmic bondage; (ix) continuous pursuit of the goal of realization of pure soul results in shedding of karmas; (x) complete and constant realization of the same ultimately culminates into attainment of supreme happiness/moksha and complete destruction of all karmas for ever.
Properties A brief description of 47 such properties is given below to have a glance of the soul and to show how it functions.
1. Live (Jivatva): The soul is always live and hence called as a living thing. It has lived
in past and will live in future and always assume the properties of living substances. 2. Consciousness (Chiti): A living substance is characterized by consciousness. It never
gives up this and never assumes the nature of non-living substances. 3. Vision (Dasi): It sees/reflects in general all substances with all of their properties and
forms. It recognizes their existence as a whole with out discrimination. 4. Knowledge (Jnan): The soul can know the entire universe and individual entities of
its past, present and future in a single unit of time. 5. Bliss (Sukh): The pure soul is replete with bliss, perfect and infinite happiness, with
no sensuous pleasures, anxieties or sufferings. 6. Potency (Virya): The architect of pure soul is the soul itself. It has the ability to build,
procreate or re-engineer itself through operation of its properties. 7. Supreme Sovereignty (Prabhutava): The self is its own king and sovereign. It is
independent, unconquerable and invincible. It elevates itself to Godhood. 8. All Pervasiveness (Vibhutava): The sovereignty of soul extends to all its forms and
properties and reigns supreme, but has no sovereignty over body, senses, and karmas. 9. Omni-vision (Sarvadarshi): The pure soul is like a mirror of the universe. The entire
universe is reflected in the soul without any discrimination in entirety.