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Chapter 16: Guru's Exposition about the Path and Means of Liberation
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એ જ ધર્મથી મોક્ષ છે, તું છો મોક્ષ સ્વરૂપ; અનંત દર્શન જ્ઞાન તું, અવ્યાબાધ સ્વરૂપ.
1199 SII
E Ja Dharmathi Moksha Chhe, Tun Chho Moksha Swaroop;
Anant Darshan Jnän Tun, Avyäbädh Swaroop.
Only that religion leads to liberation,
you are liberation personified; you are infinite perception, infinite knowledge, and unobstructed bliss.
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Explanation & Discussion:
The purpose of spiritual pursuit is to seek liberation. But liberation is not to be sought from the outside; it abides within and can be manifested by Self-realization. Since Selfrealization can be gained by giving up identification with embodiment, it is stated here that giving up that identification leads to liberation. Self-realization is liberation incarnate. By virtue of that realization, one can experience infinite knowledge, infinite perception, and unobstructed bliss. Those attributes are inherent within the soul, but are simply not manifest at present. One can manifest the experience thereof by Self-realization.
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