Selected 100 Letters by Shrimad Rajchandraji

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Prabhavak Trust Hubli

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SELECTED 100 LETTERS
possessions of body etc., and this is what you and I and all others should do. Because of the binding of love and affection the death of a friend or a relative may arouse sorrow in us but knowing that there is no effective remedy to avoid death of any living being, one should turn this sorrowful event to make us think of the transitoriness of all life in this world and therefore all thoughtful persons should develop a spirit of renunciation towards all physical contacts. This is what all of us have to do.
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Vavania, Falgun Vadi Eleventh Sunday, V-S-1953
OM Salutation to the All knowing
Received your letter showing your desire to know the special meaning of the kinds of samakit or right understanding described in Atmasiddhi or Self-Realisation.
Three kinds of Samkit or right understanding are stated in Atmasiddhi :
1) The first kind is that in which a spiritual aspirant realizes the effectiveness of the teachings of the spiritual saint who always tells the truth. The spiritual aspirant loves all spiritual instructions of his spiritual master and submits devotionally to his master leaving aside all his personal considerations.
2) The second kind of Samkit is that in which the spiritual aspirant after strict obedience to his spiritual master's instructions experiences in him the truth of the real self present in him eternally.
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3) The third kind of Samkit is that wherein the spiritual aspirant experiences the presence of the eternal self in his whole being and feels himself spiritually enlightened or illuminated.
4) The first Samkit causes the second Samkit, and the second Samkit causes the third one. All these three kind of Samkit are approved by Shri Vitraga (Jin Bhagvan). All these three kinds of Samkit are worth practising by all spiritual aspirants.
5) They should be welcomed and devotionally practised by all spiritual aspirants. Shri Vitraga has said that till the last moment of the beginning of absolute knowledge or Kevalagnana the spiritual aspirant should have the support of the teachings or spiritually enlightened masters. In other words till the aspirant reaches the twelfth stage of virtuous development when his infatuation reduces practically to null point, he should purify his experience of his pure self by scriptural knowledge and when such purification becomes complete, absolute self knowledge shines forth. Thus till the first time that absolute self-knowledge manifests, the path advised by a self realized person should be followed. This teaching of Shri Vitraga is undoubtedly true.
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Vavania, Chaitra Sud Fifth V-S-1953.
From the above mentioned three kinds of Samkit or right understanding, any of them attained by a man can be liberated within maximum of fifteen births.
Some even in the same life he may be liberated and if that Samkit decreases then upto the time of Ardha pudgal paravartan. to