Jainism ke anusar, manushya ke liye apne andar ki atma ko dekhna ya pehchanna sabse mushkil hai. Bahya drishti se hum sansarik vastu, shareer aur dusron ke gun-dosh dekh lete hain, lekin apni atma ki shuddhata, apne andar ki ashuddhiyan (krodh, maan, maya, lobh) ko dekhna aur pehchanna bahut kathin hai. Jain dharm ke anusar, atmaswaroop ki pahchan aur uski shuddhi hi mukti ka marg hai.

Isiliye Jain Agam aur updesh hamesha "apne aap ko dekho, apne dosh dekho" par bal dete hain. Antar drishti, atmavlokan aur swadhyaya ke madhyam se hi manushya apni sachi pahchan aur mukti ka marg dekh sakta hai, jo bahut mushkil hai.