________________
100
Spiritual Enlightenment
deceives himself.
91. The saint who having renounced the last strip of cloth and having given up all Parigraha again takes a thing which appears agreeable to him, eats his own vomit.
92. The saint who for the sake of Lobha (greed or profit) or Yashakirti (reputation) gives up the Shuddha Atma Dhyana (contemplation of the pure self) is like the man who for the sake of a nail pulls down a whole Deva-Mandir (place of worship).
93. The (false) saint who thinks himself great simply by the acquisition of worldly possessions is devoid of the knowledge of Parmartha (the highest object); thus has the Jinendra Deva said on the Ideal.
94. Those who know the Parmartha, say that there is no inequality among the souls; all Jivas (souls) are Para-Brahma.
95. A saint who is devoted to the Ratnatraya (the three Jewels, that is, Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct) has this Lakshan (distinguishing feature) in himself that he does not make any distinction between soul and soul; no matter in whatever bodies they dwell, he regards them all as equal.
96. Fools are they who make a distinction between the different souls living in the three worlds. The wise regard all the souls as possessed of the substratum of Jnana (knowledge) and, consequently, as belonging to one genus.
97. All the souls are Jnana-maee (having Jnana or knowledge as their essence), and are free from birth and death; with reference to their Pradeshas (calculation of parts or size). they are like one another; they are of an equal status with reference to their Shuddha Gunas (pure attributes) also.
98. Shri Jina Deva has described Darshan (perception or faith) and Jnana (knowledge) as the Lakshan (distinguishing attribute) of the Jiva (soul); he whose mind is illumined by wisdom makes no distinction between soul and soul.
99. Those Yogins who manifest Paramatman in themselves,
