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Atmasiddhi enlightened being considers all worldly situations dreamlike, and therefore does not attach importance to any of them. Since it is not possible to get the truth without overcoming illusion, only he who has set aside the illusion of the dreaming state, can be considered enlightened. Those so-called enlightened persons who do not satisfy this criterion, are merely verbally knowledgeable.
સ્થાનક પાંચ વિચારીને, છકે વર્તે જેહ; પામે સ્થાનક પાંચમું, એમાં નહિ સંદેહ.
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Sthänak Pänch Vichärine, Chhatthe Varte Jeh; Päme Sthänak Panchmun, Emän Nahi Sandeh.
Pondering over the (first) five stages (Fundamentals), if one acts as stated in the sixth, he would undoubtedly attain the fifth (liberation) stage.
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Explanation & Discussion:
The Letter of Six Fundamentals (Appendix-II) states that the enlightened entities have described the teaching of these Fundamentals for the sake of removing the sense of ego and attachment of the worldly soul. That sense arises from one's
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