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The Self Realization
worldly activities, in developing compassion towards all living beings and in feeling sympathy for all aspirants for liberation and in praying and working for their release. Whoever possesses these qualities is on the correct path and he will certainly be liberated. By following this path one sharpens his spiritual insight, purifies his being, loosens his attachment with the body and burns his actions in the fire of his spiritual consciousness, gains power and light and in the end releases himself and becomes a guide to others for similar work. At this stage the released soul is neither acting nor it is bothered with the fruits of action. This is the essense of every good religion and this is the only accepted path to soul's liberation.
In the end, in nine verses Srimad has described the effect of this soul-saving knowledge on the disciple and the disciple pays his grateful homage to his Guru for his help and advice.
In the final fifteen verses, the whole subject is brought to its natural close. It is shown that this work contains the fundamentals of all six systems of Indian Philosophy too.
Thus Atma Siddhi is the quintessence of the truths of all scriptures.
Translations and Commentaries
He has written 51 sayings about the religion of a Sannyasin and a Muni (Samyati dharma) as described in 'Dasha Vaikalika Siddhanta.' This is a fine exact Gujarati rendering of the original Magadhi text prepared in Vikram Samvat 1945. In V.S. 1953 he wrote on the doctrine of liberation' or Moksha Siddhanta. He had started the Gujarati translation of Swarodaya by Sri Chidanandaji. His writings are marked by his simple attractive style. He had also started writing a
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