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and confuse his thinking. This could not happen if there were an universally approved single path to Soul's liberation. The many paths of liberation proposed by the various systems of philosophy and religion are not only different but are mutually conflicting. Therefore they appear to be all wrong without exception. Conflict of opinions in religion is its great fault.
तेथी एम जणाय छे, मळे न मोक्ष उपाय ।
जीवादि जाण्या तणो, शो उपकार ज थाय ? ॥९५।। Tethi ema janaya chhe, male na moksha upaya, Jivadi janya tano, sho upakara ja thaya ? 95 Thus I conclude the means of freedom, Does not exist in any way, What is the use of such a wisdom, Of soul's existence, ever-stay ? 95
Therefore it may be concluded that one cannot know the universally accepted path to liberation since there is none such. If there is no un-failing path to liberation it is futile to know the ultimate nature of the Soul.
On the contrary the knowledge of the real nature of the Soul will bring us more pain when we cannot find a means to realize it. To know and pine for what one cannot achieve is extremely distressing.
The disciple concludes s
पांचे उत्तरथी थयु, समाधान सर्वांग ।
समजु मोक्ष उपाय तो, उदय उदय सद्भाग्य ॥९६।। Panche uttarathi thayu, samadhana sarvanga, Samaju moksha upaya to, udaya udaya sadbhagya. 96
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