Book Title: Key to Happiness
Author(s): Jayesh Mohanlal Sheth
Publisher: Shailesh Punamchand Shah

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________________ yogaatma but the one who have yogaatma definitely have dravyaatma). Thus as mentioned in the 12th shatak, uddeshak 10 of Shri Bhagvatiji (bhagvayee vivaahapannati) sutra, there is dravyaatma in each living being. It means that whether he is mithyaatvi (illusionary) or samyagdrashti, whether he is chhadmasta (non omniscient) or kevli (omniscient), whether he is sansari (one having physical form) or Siddha (not having physical form i.e. free pure Soul, emancipated Lord) - each living being has a dravyaatma. So it is understood that this dravyaatma is what I have described herein as Shuddhaatma (i.e. from impure manifestation of the Soul, after ignoring the impurities, the pure jeevaatva bhaava remains i.e. natural manifestation of the Soul remains is called Shuddhaatma). The Shuddhaatma (pure Soul) described in this book shall be understood in this way only. Now, we will understand the same thing with examples. When one knows that one can get clean water from turbid water, one puts alum in the turbid water. So, after some time when the dirt in the water settles down at the bottom, that turbid water appears clean and pure. Similarly in case of Soul that has manifested impure (due to kashaayas like attachment and hatred), one can ignore intellectually the impurities and get the Shuddhaatma or 14 KEY TO HAPPINESS

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