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But it has no salvation ...
The pursuit of the three gems breaks the strangle-hold of karma. Only that jiva, which has to break away from the hold of karma, turns to the path of devoted pursuit. Climbing the steps gradually he reaches the topmost level.
In Atmasiddhi Shastra such an inquisitive disciple is fired up with the thought of escape from the material world. That is why he remains at the feet of his Gurudev and continues to cleanse his own mind. The material world is subject to karma while liberation – moksa is independent. There is a doubt whether independent happiness can be attained or not. This is the doubt which is placed before the Gurudev –
कर्ता भोक्ता जीव हो, पण तेनो नहि मोक्ष, aici calos sria qui, arte e ato.....6
Gurudev! Jiva is the doer of karma and also its sufferer. I am thoroughly convinced about this. By your grace I have clearly understood this principle but looking at all the jivas of the universe, and the wheel of life and death owing to the eternity of the jiva, it appears as if the jiva is doing karma and suffering them. While suffering he accumulates more karma. Thus the cycle of doing and suffering karma continues. Each jiva is suffering in the same cycle from infinite time. Even at present it appears as if the same relation exists between the jiva and karma. If the jiva were to ever attain moksa, it should have happened by now. How can that which has not happened in infinite time, happen now? The state of atma and karma that was during infinite time is still the same even today. The jiva keeps suffering those karmas as it does them.
शुभ करे फळ भोगवे, देवादि गति मांय; BTT an Tighifa nhos, an fea TRIM .....6
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