Q: What are the aims of the Adinathas?

A: The Kularnava Tantra, one of the highest and 
best of all the tantrik texts, makes this clear. 

"Old age prowls like a tiger; age diminishes like water in a 
broken pot. So as long as this body exists, a person should 
earnestly devote himself towards the exploration of the ultimate truth." 

"In the various worldly pursuits, time flies unnoticed. 
Involved in his pleasures and his pains, the individual 
remains unaware of his self interests."

"This world plunged as it is in the fathomless ocean of time, 
an individual does not recognise the lurking crocodiles of 
death, disease and old age."

"Therefore do today what is required to be done tomorrow. 
Do in the morning what is meant to be done in the afternoon, 
because death waits not to see what is done or not done."

"If people could get liberated by smearing themselves with 
dust and ashes, are all the country folk, who live amidst dust 
and ashes liberated?"

"Goddess, parrots and mynah birds recite before 
people sacred words with delight. Are they to be regarded as 
great scholars from such talk?"

"Animals like pigs bear the winter cold and summer heat and for 
them food fit or unfit is alike, are they Yogis thereby?"

"Lady of the clans, such privations and self denials are 
only for deceiving the world while direct knowledge of truth 
alone is the means for liberation."