I am The Soul Part 01

Author(s): Tarulatabai Mahasati
Publisher: Shri Gujarati Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Association

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I am the Soul
1-27 irrelevant illustrations. Instead she has tried to explain the truth, to the best of her ability. The knowledge of a layman benefits his own self. Whereas the knowledge of an ascetic benefits the person himself as well as others who come in his contact. The Atmasiddhi Shastra is like the latter which benefits the reader as well as the hearer.
Srimad Rajachandra says, “Commence your Sadhana i.e. spiritual practices and leave your worries about perfection with us. Check the inflow of Karmas, stop the binding of new karmas and discard your worries about the already accumulated ones. In spite of this if you do not get emancipation, you can take it from me”.
The subject matter of Atmasiddhi Shastra is the least complicated and important for one and all. So is the language and style of the commentary simple and effective. More over Arya Tarulata does not nurture a desire for name and fame and this is the effect of her selfless nature and spiritual practice that she sincerely observes. Such spiritually inclined person alone can climb the ladder of perfection and inspire others to tread on the path of perfection. There is harmony between her practice and the knowledge that she has acquired. In other words her practice are not mere rituals of an ignorant man.
It is befitting for the society to expect Arya Tarulata to undertake such literary work in the future. Just like the wealth of the rich, the knowledge of the wise should benefit the common man. We hope that she too will exploit her inborn talent and utilise it for the benefit of all to the maximum best of her ability.
Though this is the first attempt of Arya Tarulata at literary composition, it is unique and laudable. By this contribution, not only Sadhvi Tarulata, but also the Jaina society congregation and religion are ennobled and I am fortunate to be a witness to the same.