Atma Siddhi

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

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ATMA-SIDDHI
Soul in its pure frm of Omniscient consciousness, which is obviously higher than Individual, Social Patriotic, Humanitarian and even Cosmic Consciousness, is not visible. The Jaina saints-Arhats, or the adored ones were Omnisciently conscious, and visible also. But they are not on our sinful earth now. Thus the soul exists, but we do not see it in its pure or even all but pure form. We see it in combination with matter, with Karmas. Sri Kunda Kundacharya teaches us:जीवोत्तिकम्म संजुत्तो ।
(See Panchastikaya Gatha, 27.) Jiva is combined with Karmas (matter). It is this soul mixed with Karmas from eternity, that does the Karmas and enjoys their fruits. Otherwise the pure Soul is pure consciousness, Bliss, Power; the doer of its own infinite self-modification and the enjoyer of its own infinite self-bliss. (See Dravya Samgraha Gathas 6, 7, 8.)
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The ignorant doubt of the pupil really touches the higher Truth of the absolute character of the pure Soul (Siddha), where it does no Karmas. But in its embodied, mundane condition it is the soul only who does the Karmas, is responsible for them,