Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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ĀTMĀ
The Self....
4) Kala: Time-operative time - ripening time - and its connections with other constituents.
5) Puruşartha: Efforts endeavours. The soul tries to restrain or discard the Karmic Matter and to travel the path to eternal salvation. Mastery over Life and Death:
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You are the architect of your own destiny. Death and Birth are merely two events of life.
"Every one desires the fruits of religion, the happiness,
but does not follow religion.
No one wants the fruits of sin/miseries,
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but commits sin joyfully without remorse.'
Life is dear to all. It may contain misery as well as happiness. Everyone wants happiness, but no one wants misery. Misery is the result of sin. For happiness one usually thinks of wealth as the only means, willingly accepts back-breaking hardships and relentlessly works night and day throughout the life to acquire wealth, even stoops low to lies, thefts, deceits, faithlessness, cruelty, etc; thus goes on accumulating sins. Unseemly desire for wealth, happiness, greed, pride and exceeding grief at the loss and/or failures - lead to a series of sins.
Material happiness is not possible without causing pain, hurting, damaging, oppressing or destroying other living beings. Craving for material happiness is the root-culprit for sufferings. One has to realize that the sufferings are part of the old act (fruits of previous acts). To suffer is the repayment of the debt, to suffer grudgingly is equivalent to the creation of new debt, replacing old. But to suffer willingly with understanding will wipe out many other sins (debts) simultaneously.
You have forgotten your essential nature and that is the cause of your sufferings. When you become aware of this, you are liberated.
- Jain Education International
Man (human) is his own creator of weal or woe, happiness, contentment or pain, misery, sufferings, etc. and only he can attain Eternal Bliss and enjoy incomparable, indestructible, supernatural happiness of salvation with infinite knowledge and energy-"The Siddhatva-Godhood".
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