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The Agam Vani in the Teachings of Shrimad Rajchandra samyag gyan but the sadhak has to go ahead and stop not till the ultimate goal, that is moksha, is reached :
आतम भावना भावता जीव लहे केवलज्ञान
He authored Pushpamala and Mokshamala, followd by Bhavnabodh in which he discusses the twelve bhavanas of Jainism. In Vachanamruta he asks not to abandon the path shown by Mahavira and at another place he says : Do not hesitate to take to the path shown by Vir [Bhagwan Mahavira).
He ate once a day and his diet consisted of one roti and milk. He would drink water only if offered. He did not give any specific instructions about his food prior to taking his meal. He insisted that a mumukshu should everyday study regularly acharangsutra, uttaradhyansutra and dashvaikalikasutra. He found profound philosophy in acharang sutra and he liked the simplicity of dashvaikalik sutra and suyagadang sutra.
The knowledge embedded in agam is answered in question 168 wherein he states that one life will not be sufficient to understand even one principle of Jain religion and to understand everythings is next to impossible. He had reverence for all religions but he also believed that Jain philosophy is the essence of all sects. Agams, he said, discuss the cardinal principles and Jain philosophy has a holistic approach which examines truth from different angles. Just as no two souls can reside in one body, similarly no other philosophy can equal Jain philosophy.
He emphasises four principles of agam : (1) perfection, (2) abstinence, (3) truth and (4) desire to be helpful. He refers to
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