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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Ātman and Moksa
attained only by those who have qualified themselves by carrying out all the prescribed instructions and have prepared themselves for the reception of it. It can be attained only by the adhikarins who are already disposed to receive that kind of experience. Any faithless, raw, unprepared and uncultivated person cannot atrain it. The fitness (adhikāritva) is conditioned by the past deeds of the individual.
The special feature of such a liberated (mukta) individual is that amidst all the changes, temptations and sorrows of the worldly life, the jīvanmukta, the man of spiritual realisation stands firm like a rock, resolute, calm, unruffled and unaffected by the worldly imperfections and afflictions. To him the external world and the change of various magnitudes going on in it matter little. He stands above all the erring and suffering worldly men and his inner calm and poise remain undisturbed in all kinds of external circumstances. He is ever satisfied and depends on nothing besides his Self (Ātman) for his contentment, inner calm, poise, and joy. The material civilization of this world may enrich the environment, but a mere satisfaction of the physical appetites, desires, and aspirations does not possess the power to fetch unending satisfaction to the inner spirit of man. The realisation of this inner Spirit, the real Sell alone which is beyond the body, the mind, and the inteilect can bring the unending joy of satisfaction to man. The bliss, that is brought by self-revelation, is not the temporary satisfaction of this or that desire, but it can be
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