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The Self Realization
reqire some more qualifications than I actually possess, though of all the available persons I am better fitted for the purpose."
Letter of six fundamental truths
Sri Lalluji Maharaj being sick in Surat requested Srimad for Samadhi marana i.e. death in meditation. In reply, Srimad wrote the famous . letter of six fundamental truths, and inspired him not to fear death. This letter is the theme, of which this ‘Atmasiddhi' is the development. Sri Lalluji Maharaj appreciates this letter as follows - "This letter has helped us to remove all our stray ideas and wandering thoughts, it has removed our.doubts, confirmed our faith in the fundamentals of Jainism and those of all religions in general, namely the nature and knowledge of soul. It has taken us out of our prejudicial attachments to the Jaina sects, it has kept us clear of fixing our faith in the Vedanta, it has, in brief, re-established our pursuits in the nature of the self and its knowledge. Thus, this letter is uniquely wonderful in many ways. If the disciple is deserving, the constant meditation on this letter, on the truths contained in it, would put him to the path of self-realization."
Atmasiddhi Shastra G
Its Composition At Nadiad in Kaira District, Srimad wrote out his famous 'Atmasiddhi' in the form of a poetic dialogue in 142 verses, at the suggestion and request of Sri Sobhagyabhai, in the gathering darkness of the night when Sri Ambalal stood with a lentern in his hand while the composition was on. The prose version by the name 'A letter about six fundamental truths' could not be easily memorised by the aspirants and hence, Sri Sobhagyabhai's request to Srimad to put the matter in verse. This succinct and accurate composition is a
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