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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The semi-divine pairs have no keen attachment and animosity, and therefore they enjoy divine happiness and do not experience poignancy of miseries.
Diminish your passions and prejudice to experience real happiness indeed. The respectful authors of the sacred texts have said that passionless persons get happiness as the liberated souls. “Passionless person is happy indeed.” This ancient statement also implies the same idea.
Since ages, you are in contact with passion and prejudice and so they are in your very nature, but cast them aside for a moment and you will understand the propriety of the abovementioned statement.
You are shrewd businessmen and you calculate beforehand the profit or loss when you launch upon any enterprise. Still you have failed by acquiring material welfare instead of genuine welfare. You have sold a royal swan to buy a crow, and still you are proud of your cleverness !. Your wisdom !
You cannot enjoy real spiritual bliss unless you discard material pleasures.
THE WASP AND THE BEE
Once upon a time a wasp and a bee lived in a forest. They were good friends. The Bee daily visited wasp's place, but did not like the odour of filth there. One day the bee said, “I meet you daily but I cannot tolerate this bad smell. Come to me and see what a fragrant place I stay in."
The wasp said, “Well, all usually praise their own surroundings.”
Bee replied, "Friend, please come to me once and you will be convinced.”
When the bee insisted too much, the wasp was anyhow ready to visit the bee's residence. Now wasp could not afford to stay without the filthy smell, so it made pills of night-soil and kept them under its tongue.
Wasp was received by the bee with great affection and was given a seat on a lotus-flower. After some time the bee asked, "How do you find here?”