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Dravyasamgraha
एवं हि जीवराया णादव्वो तह य सद्दहेदव्वो । 3tuļafigoal o quit H aag Hide ChiHUT II
(1-18-18)
Just as a man desirous of monetary benefits, after identifying the king by his crown and other insignia of royalty, exerts to serve him faithfully, in the same way, one who desires emancipation should know the soul as a king, put faith in it, and attend to it in right earnest.
Jain, Vijay K., Ācārya Kundkund's Samayasāra, p. 12-13.
This Gatha propounds an illustration – the illustration of a man seeking wealth, who renders service to the king and is paid wages therefor. The point of the example is that in selfrealization, too, we require the belief in the real soul and the fullest concentration of mind thereon. This Gatha forms the keynote to this book. The soul can be made perfect only by contemplation of, and concentration on, the real nature of the soul itself.
Jaini, J.L., Samyasāra of Shri Kunda Kunda Acharya, p. 15.
Ācārya Pujyapada’s Istopadeśa
स्वस्मिन्सदभिलाषित्वादभीष्टज्ञापकत्वतः । स्वयं हित्प्रयोक्तृत्वादात्मैव गुरुरात्मनः ॥
(34)
Because of its internal longing for the attainment of the highest Ideal, because of its understanding of that Ideal, and becuase of its engaging itself in the realisation of its Ideal, because of these the soul is its own preceptor! Note: The outside teachers and guides are only helpful where the soul itself is ripe for advancement on the path; their word is
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