Book Title: Rajgeeta English Translation and Comentry on Atmasiddhi Shastra
Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Mission
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constitutes right thinking. Such thinking becomes helpful in leading towards self-realization.
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જ્યાં પ્રગટે સુવિચારણા, ત્યાં પ્રગટે નિજ જ્ઞાન; o şiid Hu He 48, uia ue faulei.
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Jyän Pragate Suvichäranä, Tyän Pragate Nij Jnän;
Je Jnäne Kshay Moh Thai, Päme Pad Nirvän.
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Knowledge of Self gets manifest with the emergence of right thinking; and getting rid of the delusion with that enlightenment, one attains liberation. (41)
Explanation & Discussion: What makes the worldly soul wander? It is mainly due to absence of right thinking. The worldly soul has always identified itself with the embodiment that it gets from time to time. That is its delusion, which pertains to perception as well as behavior. When one gets guidance from a true Guru, he can make out that his true nature is different from all sorts of worldly aspects. That enables him to ponder over the true nature of soul and its potential to attain total purity. Thereby he overcomes the perceptionrelated delusion and gains the right perception. In Jain terminology that is called Samyag Darshan.
At that stage the aspirant gets the glimpse of bliss, which is inherent within the soul. Once he reaches that stage, his thinking, interest, attitude etc. undergo radical change. He starts losing attachment for every worldly aspect and tries to remain tuned to soul. He also tries to observe restraints so as to overcome the defiling instincts and gains internal purity to an ever increasing extent.
One generally stays deluded due to the ignorance about
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