Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

Author(s): Anantprasad Jain
Publisher: Tirthakar Mahavir Smruti Kendra Samiti Lakhnou UP

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wise he is doomed to failure, dejection and harm.
Man's highest aim is to attain Moksha (liberation)-the Supreme Eternal Bliss. Mok. sha is the highest of all ideals. So while one keeps his aim at this Highest Ideal, he rises by stages to attain it. For anyone to rise to the highest pitch of his capability-in this worldit is most essential that his aim should be highest and perfect. “Not failure but low aim is crime”. Moksha ( Nirvana ) is the state when the Soul is liberated from all bondages or contamination of non-conscious matter, and loses all feelings of sorrow, anxiety, pain etc. Soul becomes Soul only and enjoys Eternal Bliss for ever.
How this can be effected or achieved ?
By gradual practice, adaptation and mental concentration in the Self.
When the mind is engaged or engrossed fully in any subject, everything else becomes non-existent or passes by unfelt or unperceived. Even if a wound is inflicted on the body one does not then become aware of it. So, when the mind is concentrated on the Self-the Pure Soul, which is the Fountain