Book Title: Selected 100 Letters by Shrimad Rajchandraji
Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, 
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Prabhavak Trust Hubli

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________________ SI.No. 50. 522 51 52 53 54. Letter No. 55 534 537 539 560 Title Page No bondage of actions by contact Lord Mahaveer Swami while leading worldly life knew firmly well the futility of worldly life. The living being after recognising the 88 all-knowing saint can see that his binding actions gradually get loosened but due to ignorance of one type or another he does not follow his preceptors advice and so he does not get liberation. The living being has missed its 90 direction under the strong influence of infatuation (Maya) The thoughtful soul desirous of liberation is confounded by 92 ignorance of the soul's true nature and also by variety of different objects of perception and under these maleficent influences, it feels like continuing in the condition of stupor. All living beings are same from the standpoint of their all knowing selves. 94 O living being! Try to see your real 95 self by fixing your internal sight on it. This is the invitation to the worldly soul who has acquired right perception and right behaviour. If you have acquired the contact of a 96 right religious all knowing preceptor, then all right means for liberation are XII SI.No. 56. 568 57 58. 59 60 Letter No. 61 569 570 575 588 593 Title Page No easily available to you. Therefore first wish for the right but most difficult way of liberation. This living being has from the 97 beginning of limitless time made a mistake of misunderstanding timing its real nature. It is here that the truth telling by Jin Bhagavan can be positively effective in removing this basic misunderstanding. Self knowledge is the only and sole 99 means for achieving liberation from all afflictions and miseries. As you go on renouncing the 103 unnecessary adjuncts you experience real happiness and ease which can be called the happiness experienced in Samadhi or right resolve of the true nature of the self. In this process you gain discriminative knowledge or right vision. This should go on till your real self 105 illuminates you completely. Shri Jin non-attached Saint has 106 repeatedly advised his disciples to be free from the contact of the living selves with physical matter and mental aspirations. By this process of liberation your self 107 will regain its original nature of ease and permanent stability. This is the XIII

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