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The Self Realization
vyavahara i.e. from unattributed actuality approach (which is associated with experiencable specific relationship) it is the doer of material karma composed of matter. (3) By attribution it is the doer of city, house etc.
Fourth Pada (spiritual step or aphorism): Soul is the enjoyer (of one's own doing). Whatsoever process (or activity) is there, is all fruitful not futile, whatsoever is being done, its fruit has to be enjoyed, such is the manifest experience. Just as fruit of poison on having swallowed poison, fruit of sugar on having eaten sugar, fruit of fire-touch on touching fire, fruit of snow-touch on touching snow, cannot but be helped, in the same way in whatsoever modes-passions etc. or non-passions etc. the Soul conditions itself, -their fruit is also worth occuring and it does occur. Because the soul is the doer of the activity, it is the enjoyer of its fruits.
Fifth Pada (spiritual step): There is emancipation (Salvation). There is removability of the karmas-one's own doings, whose doereship from unattributed actuality point of view was propounded, and whose enjoyableness because of one's own doership was propounded, because there might be acuteness of self-evident passions etc. but by their non-study, by their non-contact, by their subsidence, their attenuation is visualised and they appear capable of being annihilated, they can be annihilated. Because of this and that bondage process is capable of being annihilated there is Pada (step) of emancipation, in the form of pure inborn soul-nature devoid of those bondages.
Sixth Pada (spiritual step): There is path (or means) of emancipation (salvation). If perhaps it is like that only bondages are going on, then their reversal would not be possible at any time, but means such as knowledge, preception, samadhi (meditation etc.), unattachment, devotion etc. which are of nature contrary to the karma (doings) bondage, are evidently witnessed, by the prowess of which means bondage of karmas (one's own doings) becomes loosened, subsides, or gets annihilated. Therefore these knowledge, preception, right spiritual character etc. are means for the achievement of the emancipation (or salvation) pada (step).
These such six padas (spiritual steps) propounded by the venerable enlightened-personages as principal abode of
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