Book Title: Gandhis Teachers Rajchandra Ravjibhai Mehta
Author(s): Satish Sharma
Publisher: Gujarat Vidyapith Ahmedabad

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________________ 188 Gandhi's Teachers : Rajchandra Ravjibhai Mehta a soul seeker gains knowledge from a true teacher, he acquires right belief and his soul is purified. Such a person quits various opinions and philosophies and follows in the footsteps of the true teacher and gains right belief. One who acts according to inner nature, has faith in the liberations goal, keeps orientations under control is said to possess true right belief. With the growth of right faith, false faith gets removed and right conduct and non-attachment are attained. Through a refocus on inner nature, intelligence becomes fixed and results in perfect knowledge. Thus one attains liberation while living in the body. Just as a dream lasting million of years ends with the snapping of sleep, similarly fallacies of an eternity vanish with the true knowledge. When false association with the body stops, then one is neither the doer of karmas and nor their enjoyer. In the dharma (prescribed religious duty) lies liberation. Then one himself is the liberated soul, infinite knowledge, immutable form, pure, knowledgeable, conscious, enlightened, and abode of bliss. This is the summary conclusion of all those who have been knowledgeable and have attained liberation. These verses eloquently describe who is a seeker after soul, how such a person attains right belief, how right belief is connected with right conduct, and how right conduct leads to liberation of soul. The verses also describe the characteristics of a knowledgeable or liberated soul.36 Enlightened Disciple (Verses 119-123) These verses indicate that through the teachings of the true teacher the disciple gains enlightenment and finds selfknowledge within self. His ignorance dissipates. He now realizes his original form, which is pure, conscious, indestructible, immortal, unchanging, separate from the body, and very spotless. He notices that when in deluded state, soul was both the doer and enjoyer of karmas. When not in deluded state, soul is neither the doer and nor the enjoyer of karmas. The true teacher further clarifies that situated Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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