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496 Aptavani-2 but what did Lord Mahavir say, “No jiva will attain moksha from this world in the current era of this time cycle.” People have misunderstood this statement of the Lord. There are some who have even changed this statement and claim, “There is no moksha,” and so they have stopped even trying to walk that path and have pulled others down along with them. But who says that you too have to be pulled down along with these people? The Lord has said, “In this current time cycle, in this galaxy, you cannot get a check for Rs: 100,000 but it is possible to get one for Rs: 99,999-99.” i.e. direct liberation is not possible from this world but the path is still open through another world. At least you get that much in the current era of this time cycle! Actually you even get change of 99 cents on top of that!? Will that change not be helpful when you go to eat breakfast somewhere? Today they even charge you a commission of five cents to change a rupee, do they not? In the current e