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How to do bhedgnyaana (the discriminative power to differentiate between the Soul and the body) in oneself? The answer to this is - First by differentiating the Soul with its natural trait of knowing and seeing, one establishes bhedgnyaana with the pudgala (matter i.e. body and karmas). Next step place impure manifestations of Soul due to karmas (udaiadibhaavas) in the account of the pudgala because that manifestations are due to the karmas which are pudgala only and contemplate intellectually the Shuddhaatma. As soon as the impure manifestations of Soul due to karmas are ignored=made secondary the residual bhaava is known by many names like parampaarinamika bhaava, Shuddhaatma, swabhaavbhaava, shuddha chaitanya-bhaava, kaaranparmaatma, dravyaatma, the subject matter of Samyagdarshana, etc. The experience of this bhaava only is known as nischaya Samyagdarshana. Due this bhaava only it is asserted that "all the living beings are equal to emancipated Lord". The experience of this bhaava only is called nirvikalp (imageless i.e. all thoughts get subsided) anubhuti (experience) because it is the samanya (core/intrinsic) bhaava and that is why there is no scope for vikalpas (images/thoughts). This is the method for bhedgnyaana. I am experiencing this Shuddhaatma only and due to
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