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Both the Sankhya system and the Nyaya systems of Indian philosophy consider that liberation can be achieved through reasoning. This is not the conviction expressed in the Jain teachings.
It is said in the PunditPuja Tika:
The person, who has recognized the true nature of the soul (atma) and experienced it through self knowledge, merges into the Pure Form and becomes paramatma (Lord, the Supreme Soul).
Further:
Whoever has recognized the true form of the Self (soul), his/her life only is an accomplishment.
Acharya Tulsi proclaims:
The only method to know Consciousness is to experience (the true nature of) one's Self and thus to purify and uplift the mental tendencies. It is most desirable for the practitioner to search for one's self by one's self..... There is no other means other than meditation which verifies subjectively and substantiates objectively that which previously was only known through listening or teaching.
The Nature of Paramatma (Supreme Soul)
The Jain text, Jnanarnva elaborates on the nature of the Supreme Soul:
Human beings without knowledge of the Supreme Soul wander through the law of karma in the deep forest of
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