Atma Siddhi

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

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यः श्रयेत् सद्गुरोः पादान स्वाग्रहत्यागपूर्वकम् । प्राप्नुयात् परमं तत्त्वं जानीयाद् निजतां ध्रुवम् ॥९॥
(He who) giving up his individual theories (whims, delusion, etc.) serves the feet of the true Teacher, finds his ideal and attains selfrealisation.
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Qualities of the True Teacher आत्मज्ञान, समदर्शिता, विचरे उदयप्रयोग । अपूर्ववाणी परमश्रुत, सद्गुरुलक्षण योग्य ॥१०॥
आत्मज्ञानी समानेक्षी उदयाद् गतियोगवान् । अपूर्ववक्ता सदशानी सद्गुरुरेष उच्यते ॥ १० ॥
These are the admirable qualities of the True Teacher: knowledge of the soul; equanimous feeling (at the contradictory pairs of the world, i.e., pain or pleasure, censure or praise, loss or gain etc., etc.); worldly life due only to the operation (of past Karmas i.e., not due to any present attachment to or any hatred of good or bad surroundings or circumstances); unique speech (i.e., speech distinguished by sweetness, truth, inner conviction, beauty and authority); knowledge of the highest scriptures (i. e. all the schools of philosophy).
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