Book Title: I am The Soul Part 02
Author(s): Tarulatabai Mahasati
Publisher: Shri Gujarati Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Association

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________________ I am the Soul 693 Thus, since all the qualities get encompassed in one kevaljnana, it has been called kevâljnana. The state of atma where there is no variety, except knowledge alone a constant, unparalleled, impassionate state -- that is kevaljnana. Progress in this nirgrantha state, the gradually purifying state of atma attained through the breaking of the knots of attachment and aversion, which leads to the attainment of the state of kevaljnana, is the moksa panth. It is in the form of the devoted pursuit - sadhana of samyagdarshan, samyagjnana and samyag charitra. When this sadhana transforms into the sadhya -goal and becomes an attainment, the atma attains the nijapada in its totality. Atma is itself in the form of jnana etc., because those are also the characteristics of a jiva. नाणं च दंसणं चेव, चरितं च तवो तहा । alfri saßìmì a, yei ziazza margui 11 Jnana, darshan, charitra, tapa, virya and upayoga are the six characteristics of a jiva. The incompleteness of these characteristics is the sansari state and their completeness is the moksa state. In the inner self of the disciple, the faith in all the six statements is percolating in the form of practice. With the accomplishment of such a wonderful attainment, the disciple's atma is remembering the benevolence of the Gurudev with gratitude. He has already dedicated his faith at the feet of the Gurudev. Now, especially recounting the benevolence of the Gurudev, the disciple is dedicating his complete self at the Gurudev's feet, and expressing his own feelings. These will appear later. Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only. www.jainelibrary.org

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