A roadmap to mokṣa in the Tattvartha Sūtra looks surprisingly modern: clear milestones, steady practice, and a deep dive into inner housecleaning. At its heart lie the “Three Jewels”:

1. Right Faith (Samyak-Darśana)
   • Trusting in the soul’s pure nature and Jain teachings
   • Cultivating an unshakable vision that reality is shaped by one’s own thoughts and deeds

2. Right Knowledge (Samyak-Jñāna)
   • Discerning reality—soul, matter, karma, and the rest of the seven tattvas
   • Cutting through the noise of misconceptions, much like today’s mindfulness apps help sift fact from distraction

3. Right Conduct (Samyak-Cāritra)
   • Practising nonviolence (ahiṃsā), truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-possessiveness
   • Reinforcing each vow through the “three guptīs” (guarding body, speech, mind) and the “five saṃitis” (care in movement, speech, handling objects, eating, and disposing waste)

Progress along this path unfolds through the 14 stages of spiritual development (guṇaṣṭhānas). Imagine each guṇaṣṭhāna as a rung on a ladder:

• From the initial wavering between right and wrong
• Through gradual victory over passions like anger and greed
• Up to the final hurdles of subtle attachments

Two processes fuel karmic transformation:
• Saṃvara (blocking new karma) via self-restraint and deep awareness
• Nirjarā (shedding old karma) through austerities, meditation, and compassionate service—think of it as detoxing layers of past conditioning

In today’s world, there’s a parallel: minimalism and zero-waste movements echo the vow of non-possessiveness, while breathwork and digital detox mirror internal cleansing. Each step is slow and steady—no shortcuts, but the payoff is real.

Once the last traces of karmic binding are burned away, the soul breaks free, slipping into siddha-loka, a state of eternal bliss and infinite knowledge. Quite the cliffhanger—yet entirely within grasp for anyone ready to sow the seeds of right vision, right learning, and right living.