Atma Siddhi

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, J L Jaini
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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ATMA-SIDDHI
( Self-Realisation ) श्री आत्म-सिद्धि
1 Soul-Knowledge is Necessary for Happiness. जे स्वरूप समज्या विना, पाम्यो दुःख अनंत । समजाव्युं ते पद नमुं, श्री सद्गुरु भगवंत ॥१॥
यत्स्वरूपमविज्ञाय प्राप्तं दुःखमनन्तकम् ।
तत्पदं शापितं येन तस्मै सद्गुरवे नमः ॥ १॥ I bow to the feet of the Holy True Teacher, the Adored (Jina), who explained the real nature of the Soul without understanding which, I suffered infinite misery.
Commentary. It is evident to all thinking minds, that the whole Universe falls into the two Categories: Living and non-living. The argument here and hereafter is addressed to all, even to those, who do not believe in the soul, because Life and Lifelessness are recognised by all. The most advanced science is peering with persistent and anxiously devoted vision, into the mystery and genesis of life. Even the doubt of Descartes led him to argue: I doubt, that is, I think, therefore I exist : Cogito, ergo sum. Thus the existence, not
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