SOME THOUGHTS ON ATMA-88

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Loving SAI RAMs. Truth or Reality or Atma exists everywhere. Only a man of subtle, pure and single-pointed mind can recognize it as the all-pervading Divinity. For this purpose one needs a Spritual Master (Guru) who guides us in the Sprirtual path. So long as the world-vision (which is only an intrinsic illusion on Pure Consciouness) exists the Atma is missed by us and hence we fail to see Divinity or God pervading everywhere. Once we purge our heart from all the filth that is covering it and fill it with Love, Compassion,Truth ,Peace, etc. etc. we will experience God then and there.

 

In posting no. 52 onwards till posting no. 54, we have elaborated on some of the scriptural terminolgies used in the context of Atma. Atma is our true nature. It is the very propeller of the mind and senses. Atma is not inert as our body, mind and intellect are. Atma is sentient and conscious. It is the subject behind all objects. Atma is the witness of one`s mind and intellect. It is one without a second. In posting no.57 certain expressions like 'real,''unreal' Truth, Reality, 'substratum', 'superimposition' were explained. In osting no. 58 the concept of Sadhana was mentioned and the need for a True Guru, his qualifications and the importance of reverence to Guru was explained. The benefits of attending Satsangha and living at the feet of a true Guru,and some of the the qualities expected of a true seeker were highlighted in posting no.59. Qualitiesof Discrimination(Viveka) and Dispassion(Vairagya) explained in detail as essential prerequisites for walking the path of self-realization in posting no.60 and 61. The subject of impurities of the mind and the method of purifying the mind was dealt with in detail in posting nos. 62 to 74.

 

(to be continued)

G.Balasubramanian