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Letter 26
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Any Jeev which studies the seven principles i.e. Tattvas and grasps the sentience or Chaitanya of the Swa Tattva and attains Atmanubhava, gets Nishchay Samyak Darshan. And at that time the proper Shraddhan such a Jeev has about the seven Tattvas is called Vyavahar Samyak Darshan. So in fact only those who have attained Nischay Samyak Darshan do have Vyavahar Samyak Darshan.
You may argue that if one has to only experience one's own self i.e. Atmanubhava then what is the need to mention the seven Tattvas and then to study them? They are necessary, because just by mere repeating over and over that I am Shuddha Chaitanya Swarup, you will never have Atmanubooti. Only if you have the right belief about the nature of the Shuddha Atma as described by the Sarvadnya you can attain Atmanubhooti.
And for that, one has to study the scriptures, get proper advise and preachings from the Guru and then by turning inwards within oneself logically interpret (contemplate upon) and analyse all that one has heard and understood.
In the 12th verse of Samaysar, it is mentioned that among all the nine Tattvas (here Paap and Punya are considered separately from other Tattvas and hence nine Tattvas instead of seven) Atma is the only Tattva which is indicated and its existence is established by all the other Tattvas. Atma is all pervading in all the seven Tattvas as well. And inspite of the fact that it is manifested in all the Tattvas in different Paryayas it does not loose or change its own Shuddha Swabhav. There are some Shuddha Bhava and some Ashuddha Bhava in these seven Tattvas and some are mixed Bhavas. But the Chetana swabhava of Atma can always be experienced separately from all these Bhavas.
in the scriptures this is explained with the help of the example of fire. Just as we see fire in the burning wood or grass or coal in their respective shapes but its own original nature of heat and burning is the same despite different shapes. So also the Shuddhatma remains as it is inspite of it having different modifications like Asrava, Bandha, Samvar, Nirjara and Moksha.
The following four things are vital to have Atmanubhooti or to experience one's own self.
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(1) To understand the nature of true Deva, Guru and Shastra and have undiffered and unshaken faith in them We have seen earlier that one will get Samyak Darshan only through the preachings of Jinendra Bhagwan. So by knowing and understanding the nature of Jinendra, the preachings as told by them i.e. Satshastra and the monks who have experienced Atmanubhav as per these preachings, and by taking firm decision regarding them one will get proper preachings. Only Pooja and
