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The Self Realization
The Self of the Jina (The great conqueror of the Soul's spiritual enemies) which is worthy of a seeker's devotion cannot be understood without following the teachings of a living enlightened and beneficial Guru. The Jina's obligation on the seeker can only be recognised by understanding the nature of the Self of the Jina. To progressively understand the Self of the Jina is to realize it in one's self.
आत्मादि अस्तित्वनां, जेह निरूपक शास्त्र । प्रत्यक्ष सद्गुरुयोग नहि, त्यां आधार सुपात्र ॥१३॥ Atmadi astitvana, jeha nirupaka shastra, Pratyaksha sadguru yoga nahi, tya adhara supatra. 13 True scriptures soul and all expound, To seekers fit, unerring guide, Where direct Teacher is not found, 'Tis next best for one's safer side.' 13
In the absence of an enlightened living Guru, the scriptures explaining the existence and nature of the Self and of the other higher worlds are authentic guides to a seeker, but they cannot compete favourably with the capacity of an enlightened living Guru for removing the seeker's delusions.
अथवा सद्गुरु ए कह्यां, जे अवगाहन काज ।
ते ते नित्य विचारवां, करी मतांतर त्याज ॥१४॥ Athava sadgurue kahya, je avagahana kaja, Te te nitya vicharava, kari matantara tyaja. 14 Or whatever true Teacher said, For thinking deep, daily practise, Forgetting sects, popular head, Opposition of
families. 14
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