Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

SR No.: 023322
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
Publication Year: 1963
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 39 MB

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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cold at the same time. To believe that renunciation and aversion above-mentioned are most auspicious thoughts and to keep your children at a distance from Guru Maharaj are not tangible ideas. Religious impressions were carved on your hearts since your childhood, you estimate the importance of religion when you grew older and therefore you regularly visit the temple and worship God, you listen to the preachings of Guru Maharaj and also practise religious vows to your capacity. But what would be the plight of those who did not gain contact of religion, in their childhood ?
FUTILITY OF EVERYTHING WITHOUT SELF-KNOWLEDGE
Today, with the advent of materialism we hear of economic development, industrial progress and large scale production, but all this is futile without self-knowledge, i.e., knowledge about the soul. With all this so called progress, the world shall not realise peace and real happiness.
Today, as a result of machinisation of industries numerous people become unemployed. Many big factories help to bring about economic progress of the capitalists and the strata of the poor people does not secure any financial up-lift. With the break of home industries and the employinent of the few in the factories as a consequence, we do not realise proper economic order. Formerly when machines were not invented we had better economic conditions in our country. We had enough gold, in our country, and today we have scanty.
Injuries or violence have swelled today for the cause of industrial development and large scaled production. For a mouthful of food creatures are shot dead. Special shooting squad is appointed to work. Moreover, intensely cruel industries like fisheries is being encouraged. This is all the result of education in which knowledge about Self or soul is neglected and if the same condition shall continue to prevail, nature is sure to bestow calamities over the human beings on large scales. At present natural calamities have multiplied to a large extent and almost every day we read news regarding earthquakes, floods, train-derailments, plane-crashes, etc. The reason is the multiplication of immoral and unrighteous dealings of people and total neglect of spiritual outlook and moral conduct. Neglect of Self knowledge leads to the neglect of spiritual bliss or spiritual welfare.