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Ageless, endless, indestructible and ...
The devoted pursuit of the three gems begins with the acquaintance of the nijapada - the state of the self, and concludes with the attainment of jinapada – the state of Jina. This is the unity of nijapada-jinapada. Jinapada is like nijapada itself. That is why the pursuit of nijapada leads to the attainment of jinapada.
When the sadhaka atma recognises the nijapada, all its illusions are broken. Where there are illusions, there are bound to be illusory motivations. And when illusions are overcome, motivations that lead to stability appear. The eligible disciple got the external motivation in the form of the Sadguru's Bodha, when his upadana was prepared. This became the motivation for the internal motivation. As a result of internal motivation, there was the kshaya of darshana mohaniya, upashama and kshayopashama and the disciple attained samyag darshan. He not only recognised the nijapada but also experienced it. The bliss of this experience was wonderful, its memory was wonderful, its state was wonderful.
Indeed, he experienced the atma in the form of unity of nijapada and jinapada. Whatever the state of Jina is also the state of Nija. While describing how this experience was, the disciple says -
भास्युं निज स्वरूप ते, शुद्ध चेतनारूप;
3752, 3777, stfahigit i derata Fathu .....ppo
O Supremely Benevolent Gurudev! The illusions that I had about my own true form were all wiped out and I could realise my original true form. Independent of all inanimate, and unique in its own infinite and uncommon quality, my impassionate atma is in the form of pure chetana. The chetana may well be enveloped in the coating of karma, but in its original form it is extremely pure.
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