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‘‘sukh - dukhane bhogavavun te vedanA chhe. gnAnIne potAnA ek gnAnamAtra svarUpano ja bhogavaTo chhe. te pudgalathI thayelI vedanAne vedanA ja jANato nathI. mATe gnAnIne vedanA bhay nathI. te to sadA nirbhay vartato thako gnAnane anubhave chhe.
‘‘sattAsvarUp vastuno kadI nAsh thato nathI. gnAn (AtmA) paN pote sattAsvarUp vastu chhe, tethI te evun nathI ke jenI bIjAo vaDe rakShA karavAmAn Ave to rahe, nahi to naShTa thaI jAy. gnAnI Am jANato hovAthI tene arakShAno bhay nathI.
‘‘gupti eTale jemAn koI chor vagere pravesh na karI shake evo killo, bhonyarun vagere; temAn prANI nirbhayapaNe vasI shake chhe. evo gupta pradesh na hoy paN khullo pradesh hoy, to temAn rahenAr prANIne aguptapaNAne lIdhe bhay rahe chhe. gnAnI jANe chhe ke — vastunA nij svarUpamAn koI bIjun pravesh karI shakatun nathI, mATe vastunun svarUp ja vastunI param gupti arthAt abhedya killo chhe. puruShanun arthAt AtmAnun svarUp gnAn chhe; te gnAnasvarUpamAn rahelo AtmA gupta chhe, kAraN ke gnAnasvarUpamAn bIjun koI praveshI shakatun nathI. Avun jANatA gnAnIne aguptipaNAno bhay kyAthi hoy?
‘‘indriyAdi prANo nAsh pAme tene loko maraN kahe chhe, parantu AtmAne paramArthe indriyAdi prAN nathI, tene to gnAn prAN chhe. gnAn avinAshI chhe — teno nAsh thato nathI; tethI AtmAne maraN nathI. gnAnI Am jANato hovAthI tene maraNano bhay nathI.
‘‘koI aNadhAryun aniShTa ekAek utpanna thashe to? evo bhay rahe te Akasmik bhay chhe. gnAnI jANe chhe ke — AtmAnun gnAn potAthI ja siddha, anAdi, anant, achaL, ek chhe. temAn bIjun kAI utpanna thaI shakatun nathI; mATe temAn aNadhAryun kAI paN kyAthi thAy? arthAt akasmAt kyAthi bane? Avun jANatA gnAnIne akasmAtano bhay kyAthi hoy? na ja hoy.’’1
vaLI gnAnI jANe chhe ke —
‘‘je jIvane je deshamAn, je kALamAn, je vidhAnathI janma - maraN upalakShaNathI dukh - sukh - rog - daridratA Adi thavun sarvagnadeve jANyun chhe, te e ja pramANe niyamathI thavAnun chhe ane te ja pramANe thavA yogya chhe te pramANe te prANIne te ja deshamAn, te ja kALamAn, 1. samayasAr gujarAtI AvRutti – kaLash 155 thI 160no bhAvArtha. vadhu vistAr mATe juo ‘shrI