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... the thought of moksa is the stay in Self
The devoted pursuit of the three gems is for the attainment of the ayogi state. A yogi attains the mind-speech-body through yoga, asserts control over them. He can enable the yogas at his whim and fancy. He can peform seemingly wonderful and impossible tasks through the yogas. But the Jain tradition does not attach importance to a Yogi; it upholds the value of the ayogi sadhana.
So long as there is yoga, there cannot be total moksa. Even the Kevali Supreme Soul cannot attain Siddhi as long as it travels about with yoga. The moment it quashes all yogas and attains the ayogi state, at that very moment it will attain moksa.
There is a doubt in the disciple's mind about the way of attaining moksa. He says, 'O Guru! I have managed to understand with my intellect and place my belief in the explanations you gave for the five statements. Therefore, there is no doubt in me about them.' Brothers! Understanding through intellect is one thing and assimilating it through deliberation is another important thing. The disciple is a thinker, as such he has not become a mere master of logic by accepting the explanations only through his intellect. Neither has he thoughtlessly accepted the principle in blind faith. He has struck a fine balance of intellect and faith both, and absorbed the principle.
A principle which has been merely accepted as a custom, but has not been tested with a value for understanding, thoughtfulness, and propriety, does not take long to lose faith in. A faith placed in some person, can soon be lost if it has not been placed with careful consideration. Same goes with a principle. Here the disciple's faith is the result of deliberation.
The disciple has become eligible to properly understand the sixth statement and the Gurudev, pleased with the ability of the
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