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I am the Soul
765 What is the Sadguru's command? Do what the Sadguru has asked you to do. Here in the Atmasiddhi Shastra, the last of the six statements is ‘moksopaya' – the solution to moksa – which is truly worth following. Gurudev has also indicated the same path of moksa. Following that path is the true carrying out of Sadguru's command.
In the wonderful treatise by name 'Sri Jnanarnava’ the composer says -
विरम विरम संगान् मुञ्च मुञ्च प्रपञ्चम् विसृज विसृज मोहं विद्धि विद्धि स्वतत्त्वम् । कलय कलय वृत्तंपश्य पश्य स्वरूपं कुरु कुरु पुरुषार्थं निवृत्तानन्द हेतोः ।।
To those who really want to retire from the material world and enjoy the bliss of the Self, the Gurudev says, “First of all give up all company. The company of pudgals, and the company of people; these two companies are worthy of abandoning, for the state of jiva is a state of detachment. Give up all types of sinful activities. The jiva is simple. Activity is not the true nature of jiva. Give up desire. Desire is that which makes you wander in the material world. If there were to be no desire, there would not be this material world. Once this occurs to you, you will realise the principle of atma. Therefore, do all this and attain the principle of atma. Subsequently, practice the conduct. Repeated practice of the conduct will bring perfection, hence do it! Then understand the true original form. Your true form is the same as that of the Siddha. Therefore, know your own true form in its propriety, believe in it, touch it, experience it, and get immersed in the endless experience of the true form of the self.'
Ultimately, make a tremendous effort for the infinite joy of moksa. Nothing is attainable without a tremendous effort. Moksa is attainable only through self-purushartha.
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