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Life And Works of śrīmad Rajchandra believed that the root of all religions is ātmadharma and whatever helps one to attain liberation, is his path of liberation. He has said in clear terms that there are no two paths of liberation.64 All those souls who have achieved the highest bliss in the form of liberation, have achieved the same by one and the same path. That path is simple and straight and is of natural peace (samādhi-mārga). The path which liberated Mahāvīra will liberate anybody. Nobody can liberate himself by harbouring in mind any difference of opinion about philosophy or the path. In this context he says, “When I advise studying Jain scriptures, I never advise embracing Jainism, when I advise studying Vedāntic scriptures, I do not advise becoming Vedāntin or when I advise reading scriptures of other systems, I do not advise adopting any particular system. Purpose of my advice is that one should accept and follow the universal essence of philosophy and religion and keep aside dogmatic and ritualistic differences.965 He has further said that the purpose of preachings of all the scriptures. rituals, knowledge, yoga, devotion, is to achieve selfrealization and if this is properly and rightly understood. one's goal is bound to be achieved. He again states that the enlightened have advised that the aspirani should achieve ātma-jsāna by any path accessible to
