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hitherto unobtainable spiritual insights. I already had the treasure of sentience, but samyaktva has helped me assess it, appreciate it, develop firm conviction in it and give it the importance it deserves.
All the religious texts in the world talk about accepting the truth. The Ishavasyopanishad says that,
"Hiranmayena paatrenaa satyasyapihitam mukham. Tattvam puushannapaavrinu satyadharmaaya drishtaye" Ishavasyopanishad, verse 15 Samyagdharshana, Author: Ashokmuni, Publisher: Diwaakarjyoti Karyaalaya, Byaawar (Rajasthan), year 1981)
The mouth of truth is blocked by a vessel of gold. O Puushana, will you uncover it so that the true dharma becomes visible to all?
Today, there are many who obfuscate the truth with the lustre of gold. They value gold more than they value the truth. But the spiritual ones say that once you have seen the truth, you have attained everything. Nothing remains to be attained. If one has spent five or six decades in leading a spiritual life but not yet succeeded in the quest for truth, one has gained nothing. Gaining things other than the truth hold no value for the soul. But if the soul has attained samyaktva, everything it attains thereafter is valuable. But if samyaktva is not attained, all the efforts come to naught. They only lead to further transmigration.
In reality, once samyaktva is achieved, nothing else remains to be achieved. Many people may state that knowledge and conduct still need to be attained. But the learned ones have repeatedly said that knowledge and conduct are already present in the soul. They are impeded by ignorance and false belief. They express themselves fully when samyaktva is attained. They are now known as samyak gynaana {enlightened knowledge and samyak charitra {enlightened conduct}. Hence, there is nothing else that needs to be accomplished. One need not make any great preparations for attaining the knowledge and conduct. Samyaktva has the capacity to gain everything. This is why it may be stated without any fear of contradiction that one who seeks the boon of samyaktva has effectively sought the boon of liberation, which is the logical destination of samyaktva.
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