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needs to resort to that very path uninterruptedly. The worldly soul has been wandering since the infinity because of not resorting to that path. One cannot see that path so long as there is blindness in the form of self-indulgence. In order to remove that blindness he should ponder over that path, should strongly aspire for liberation, and should stay vigilant about it. In that case the blindness is removed and one gets on the path. Don't have any doubt about it. The worldly soul has been moving on the wrong path since the infinity. He might have resorted to chanting. austerities, scriptural study etc. on infinite occasions, but has not done what he essentially needed to do, viz. what has been stated above.
"The teaching in Sutrakrutäng relating to Lord Rushabhdev's instructions to his 98 sons and elevating them on the path of liberation specifies, "Oh, long live boys! This soul has done everything except that he has certainly not listened the words and the teaching of the saintly person, or he has not appropriately resorted to the same. We have termed it as Sämäyik (selfrealization) for the monks.
"Lord Sudharmäswämi tells Jambuswämi that Lord Mahävir, who has perceived the entire universe, has stated us: The infinite number of people prevailing as per commands of Guru have attained liberation by resorting to the right path.'
"Not only at this place, but everywhere that is the objective of all scriptures.
"Ächäräng Sutra states: Änäe Dhammo Änäe Tavo.
It means that religion consists in resorting to the commands and austerity also consists in resorting to that.
"Everywhere that is the purpose of great men's teaching. The worldly soul has not made it out, mainly because of self-indulgence. For those who have reduced self-indulgence, obligatory sentiment (in the form of popular sentiments, family and relations, attachment for the body, fanciful concepts) comes in the way. Now please think about the best way to overcome such sentiments and ask us, if necessary. If you develop worthiness thereby, the calmed state will be more or less spontaneous. Look for the person, by resorting to whose commands it would be possible to get calmed down.
"All other means need to be resorted to thereafter. While thinking over, you will not find any other path of liberation. If you find by virtue of fancy, please let us know so that necessary instructions can be sent to you." (194)
Comprehensive Sutra of 12 original scriptures:- "One, who wants to get rid of all the miseries, should deeply ponder over the soul; one, who wants to ponder over the soul, should think about and resort to the right contact and keep the observance of restraint, regulation etc. at a subsidiary level. One, who wants to resort to the right contact, should entirely give up the concept of the worldly life. Giving up all the concepts, he should follow the directives received during such contact. Lord Tirthankar states that one, who adheres to such directives, essentially resorts to contact and who resorts to the contact, essentially resorts to soul; and the person resorting to soul is freed from all the miseries." (491)
"Jain scriptures are in the form of calm-down. They have been composed for calming down by those who have calmed down their defilement. There is no other purpose. If they are not resorted to for the sake of self-realization, listening and reading the same would be fruitless. We consider this as beyond doubt."
Significance of self-realization:- "Every living being desires to get rid of the misery, but that is not possible without retreating from the faults like craving, aversion, ignorance etc. which lead to misery. All the enlightened have said that retreating from those faults has not been accomplished in the past by any other means except self-realization, it is not done in the present, nor would it
