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Śrīmad's Philosophy of Ãtmadharma goal. If the aspirant is lucky to get the association of a pious preceptor (sadguru), he should feel obliged by him and fully surrender to him mentally, orally and physically and obey his orders. Such a preceptor has a capacity to improve and guide the mental emotions of the aspirant, with the result that the aspirant's speech and physical actions become always auspicious and he never indulges in inauspicious acts.42 Stanza 36 of Atmasiddhi enunciates the crux of Śrīmad's philosophy. Here he says that there is only one path to mokṣa or liberation for all times and the aspirant should follow that path and the ritualistic practices which help and lead him to the achievement of mokṣa. He should observe and practise those teachings. He means to say that from theoretical view-point (niścaya naya), the unification and simultaneous existence of right knowledge, faith and conduct (samyag darśana, jñāna and cāritra) is mokṣa mārga which means, to be easily and naturally stable in the nature of the soul is the highest goal of an aspirant. But from practical point of view (vyavahāra naya) brave and resolute mental, oral, and physical acts. which help one achieve that goal, is the path to mokṣa. A genuine and sincere aspirant is always mindful of such a path and sets himself to find a pious preceptor to help him achieve that goal. For the aspirant, the only
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