Rajgeeta English Translation and Comentry on Atmasiddhi Shastra

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Mission

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spiritual background is thus fraught with danger. That can lead to Nishchayäbhäs and would induce the people to give up sound religious practices, which are helpful in spiritual pursuit. They thus stay bereft of the wholesome means, such as: devotion, detachment, restraints, etc. By unduly resorting to the absolute viewpoint a sectarian thus stays deprived of the vital means for spiritual progress.
જ્ઞાનદશા પામે નહીં, સાધનદશા ન કાંઈ; પામે તેનો સંગ છે, તે બૂડે ભવ માંહી.
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Jnänadashä Päme Nahin, Sädhandashä Na Känyi;
Päme Teno Sang Je, Te Boode bhavamänhi.
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He does not attain the state of enlightenment, nor is he equipped with the means thereof; one who comes in contact with him gets drowned in the sea of worldly existence. (30)
Explanation & Discussion: Acquiring knowledge is not the end of spiritual pursuit. It is merely a beginning. The objective should be to attain the state of enlightenment, and that cannot be attained without using the scriptural knowledge for changing the internal tendencies. The restraints and austerities are meant to help in the process of changing the internal tendencies in light of the true nature of soul. Since a Nishchayabhäsi exclusively resorts to the absolute viewpoint, his understanding stays mostly at the verbal level. He tends to ignore the importance of detachment and other wholesome attributes and stays deprived of the right means for spiritual development.
Staying thus devoid of enlightenment as well as of the right means, the sectarian remains far away from the path of
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