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Thus the trial and the austerties of the Lord were over. The four kinds of Ghana Ghati karmas were also destroyed completely. When he had passed through all the ordeals patiently, he was entitled for Kevala-Jnana; and now it developed in him with all its lustre and splendour.
Perfect knowledge is the only means to the attainment of true happiness in human life. It is Jnana or knowledge alone which enables us to realise Soul (Atma ) as well as the supreme soul (God). After attaining this spiritual knowledge, one can be able to bid good bye to all sensual enjoyments and get a complete victory over all consequences following in the wake of birth. After that he has no desires. He who attains this indescribable position of Jnana, thinks that the whole earth is his neat and delicate bed; is saturated with spiritual happiness; and never feels humiliation before others. As long as a man does not know how to meditate on his Atman, he falls a prey to sensual pleasures; but the instant he gets the knowledge of the Atman he begins to despise even the royal luxuries of all the worlds. Jnana is the permanent abode of measureless power; it is the fountain head of genius; it is divine and inspiring. In other words, Jnana is light and divinity it is the very nature of good. It makes a man fearless. Hang a Jnani (an enlightened man) burn him in the fire; squeeze him like sugar-cane in a machine; or burn his fingers like a candle with anything; he would not say 'Ah' he would not cry for help; he would not even weep or feel sorry for that; because he thinks that these expressions are below his dignity. He can mount on the scaffold and welcome death with a smiling face, because he knows that soul is immortal and indestructibe.
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