Your question is very deep and very natural.

If moksh is not coming in this very birth, then what is the use of doing dharm, or even taking diksha?

Let’s see this in simple Jain terms:

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1. Moksh is the final result; dharm is the right direction

In Jain dharm, every right step changes the soul:

• Every moment of:

- less anger, - less ego, - less attachment, - more ahimsa, - more samayik / pratikraman / japa / swadhyay

means: old karma getting weaker + less new karma coming in.

Even if moksh does not come in this life, your next birth becomes:

• lighter in suffering
• better for sadhana
• closer to moksh

So dharm and diksha are not “all or nothing”. They are like walking towards a mountain. Even if you don’t reach the top today, every step reduces the distance forever.

You can read more about moksh and its path here

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2. Human birth is rare; wasting it is dangerous

Jain shastras say:

• Human birth = best chance for:

- understanding true dharm - doing pratikraman, tapa, swadhyay - taking great vows (anuvrat / mahavrat / diksha)

If we think, “No moksh now, so why try?” then:

• we continue anger, greed, attachment as usual
• we collect more heavy karma
• we risk falling to lower gatis (tiryancha, narak etc.)

So the real question becomes: > “If I don’t do dharm now, how much more far from moksh will I go?”

You can read a simple explanation of moksh here

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3. Why diksha, if moksh may not be in this very life?

From Jain view, diksha is:

• the fastest lane for:

- stopping new karma (samvar) - burning old karma (nirjara)

A person who takes true diksha:

• throws away all big sources of attachment (money, property, family role, comforts)
• lives in continuous discipline: mahavrat, tapa, kayotsarg, bhiksha-maan, sadhu-maryada

Even if:

• full moksh does not come in this very life,

still:

• an unimaginable amount of karma is destroyed
• the soul’s future births are extremely high (dev-gati, special human births fit for last steps)

So diksha is not “wasted” because moksh didn’t happen now. Diksha guarantees very strong forward push on the path.

More on why diksha is so central:

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4. Even for non-dikshas: every little genuine dharm counts

For a shravak / shravika:

• One honest pratikraman done with real regret
• One day of upvas / ekasana / ayambil with right bhav
• One avoided lie, one controlled anger
• One act of real forgiveness or daya

Each of these:

• throws away some karma forever
• polishes the soul’s qualities (shuddhata, kshama, vinay)

Nothing is lost. No right effort is ever useless in Jain dharm.

You can see how tapa like upvas helps toward moksh here

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5. “If I can’t get 100/100 now, why get 60/100?” – a wrong comparison

Worldly thinking says: > If I can’t get full result right now, it’s useless.

Jain thinking says: > Every reduction in karma, every rise in purity, > permanently changes my soul’s journey.

• 1 degree less anger today

= slightly less harsh karmic chain in future

• 1 step more in vairagya today

= higher chances of getting samyak darshan, better satsang, even diksha in some life

So:

• 60/100 progress in this life

is not “wasted marks”; it becomes the starting point for next birth.

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6. Moksh in this birth is rare, but not the only measure

Moksh in one life usually needs:

• firm samyak darshan
• very strong vairagya
• almost continuous spiritual effort
• very special karmic background

That is why it is rare.

But Jain shastras never say: > “If you can’t become siddha now, then sleep and enjoy sansar.”

Instead they say:

• Do whatever highest level of dharm you honestly can now.
• Don’t compare with others; compare today’s you with yesterday’s you.

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7. Simple way to reframe your question

Instead of: > “What’s the point if I won’t reach moksh now?”

Try: > “If I die tonight, do I want my soul to be: > - heavier with new anger, ego, attachment? or > - lighter, softer, more prepared for higher birth and future moksh?”

Dharm and diksha both answer this second question.

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8. Summary in 4 lines

1. Moksh is the final goal, but every right effort moves the soul closer, even across many births.
2. Doing no dharm because moksh is “not today” only pushes us further away.
3. Diksha is the strongest tool for burning karma and preparing for final liberation, even if not instantly.
4. In Jainism, no true spiritual effort is ever wasted; it permanently upgrades the soul’s journey.

If this feels too philosophical, start very small:

• 5–10 minutes of samayik-like stillness daily
• small reductions in anger, harsh speech, and attachment
• honesty + regular pratikraman

These “small” things are actually very big steps toward moksh, whether in this birth or the next.