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There is no illness like illusion of atma ...
The devoted pursuit of the three gems enables us experience the purity of the atma that is far removed from all. To one who has experienced the atma, to him the experience of supreme atma is bound to occur. The ultimate attainment of devoted pursuit is the state of parmatma.
After having shown the path in Atmasiddhi Shastra for transforming from atma to parmatma, Srimadji now summarises this Shastra -
दर्शन घटे शमाय छे, आ षट् स्थानक मांहि,
faarai fatiheit, Fine T Taig .....886
A very detailed description of the six statements of 'atma exists' etc., has been made in this Shastra. Keeping the opinions of various philosophies on subjects like atma etc., in view, several doubts were raised through the disciple. Gurudev clarified those doubts from a conciliatory viewpoint. Therein he explained with logic as to how the expectations of various other faiths could become acceptable to the Jain philosophy through certain Nayas.
All the six statements have been accepted in various other faiths in one way or the other. There is certainly a small difference here and there, yet the fundamental principles have been accepted by all. Of course, many of the beliefs of several philosophies are of a rigid nature with a unique stand. While the Jain philosophy looks at, examines and considers all the principles in the world and the atma with anekanta (multiple) viewpoints. Thus the Jain philosophy, by having multiple viewpoints, proves its magnitude. Just as the ocean does not spill over in spite of receiving all the water emptied into it by all the rivers, and remains calm as ever, Jain philosophy also absorbs all rigid ekantavadi – philosophies within itself. Any person, who dispassionately studies these six statements, will not fail to find the principles of all six
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