Ratnakarandaka Shravakachar

Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
The above statement, though made metaphorically, is sufficient to suggest that the supreme happiness of the Siddha parameșthi is indescribable; it is beyond the senses, selfdependent, and devoid of fluctuations or impediments whatsoever. The happiness of the worldly jīvas, on the other hand, is sense-perceived, dependent on outside objects, and characterized by unease or anxiety. As the tongue of the man suffering from acid reflux is not able to savour the most delectable food, similarly, the soul which is soiled with karmic dirt is not able to feel or depict the supreme, unbounded happiness that appertains to the liberated soul.
Jain, Vijay K. (2014), "Ācārya Pūjyapāda's Istopadeśa – The Golden Discourse”, p. 19.
Ācārya Samantabhadra asserts that he is now going to preach that karma-destroying holy Doctrine which illumines the path leading to liberation. He declares that several kinds of worldly prosperity and distinctions wait on the way to embrace the worthy explorer.
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