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Blessings of Revered Bapji Purity of Self is Perfection
Man is a thinking creature and with the help of his intellect, he acquires knowledge of anything and everything under the sun and exploits them for his benefit. In spite of all this he is unable to realize his true self, for only a simple and steadfast mind absorbed in self contemplation alone can enable him to achieve this highest good.
When the intellect endowed with the power of discrimination associates itself with the Jnana chetuna, it takes the form of Prajna. The source of the same is within ourselves. Our sincere efforts and pure thought process together enable us to tap that source and realize the ultimate. Sadhvi Tarulata has striven to prove the above fact while lecturing on Atmasiddhi Shastra.
The aim of composing the Atmasiddhi Shastra is the purification of the one's own self and that of others. As it is true that there cannot be Siddhi i.e. accomplishment without Shuddhi i.e. purity, it is the self that is to be purified, realized and accomplished.
The aim of the author as well as the commentator is that everybody should realize and accomplish the self. A person with such lofty ideals alone can express the contents of the text in an impressive and inspiring manner, otherwise the discourses would have lacked originality. Besides the unique contents of the Atmasiddhi Shastra, we are also introduced to the devotion with which they have been presented by Arya Tarulata. I sincerely hope that his work will inspire one and all to realize the self”.
Arya Tarulata has not resorted to the aid of a flowery language but has presented the lectures in a simple language which is replete with meaning. She has neither deviated from the main subject nor has she tried to entertain the audience by
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