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clothes on the body then moksa is not attainable. And therefore, the so called great learned speakers praise the Digambar Jain religion. What a great ignorance! What perversion!
Several of the sadhus who had taken disciplehood at the feet of Bhagawan Mahaveera were sachelak – wearing clothes, and several others were achelak - sans clothes i.e. accepting nudity. Yet both types of Sadhus managed to attain moksa through their sadhana. None of them had a label of Shwetamber or Digamber pasted on them, but that did not come in the way of their attaining moksa.
Not just that, there is a strong feeling prevalent that women do not attain moksa, only the men do. They do not accept that Mata Marudevi, Chandanbala, Mrigavati and others did attain moksa. The female body cannot put in the tremendous effort required for attaining moksa. Why! In this age too, we have heard of several courageous women. Women like the brave Jhansi Rani Laxmibai have put up a brave fight in the wars. How strong must they have been! Yet such beliefs are prevalent.
The disciple knows about such beliefs and he says that it is difficult to decide in what caste and in what appearance moksa can be attained; and in the absence of that clarification everything else is futile –
तेथी एम जणाय छे, मळे ना मोक्ष उपाय;
silaif Hue muit, pit 340 gr gry? .....84 Gurudev! Thinking over this, one wonders how a perfect method of moksa can be found when such variety exists in them? And if there is no way of attaining moksa, then what is the meaning of the five statements that you explained saying atma exists? Why do we learn about them? How do they benefit us? Surely, this learning is not merely to inflate our ego that “I know'. It is worthwhile acquiring this knowledge only if it enables the attainment of moksa. O Gurudev! I have taxed you so much. I
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