________________ Shrimad Rajchandra Letter 570 129 and of its exalted state of blissful equanimity. The soul has endured this delusion for so long and with such concentrated fervor, that when one takes the first step towards overcoming this delusion, one can end up in a state of confusion and revert back to one's delusion. The soul has reached the point of untangling the knots of its delusion several times in the past, but it ends up letting go of its discriminative prowess and retreats. For that which the soul has been associated with since time immemorial, can naturally not be shed in a short period of time. Hence the soul must repeatedly engage in satsang, the reading of scriptures and engage itself tirelessly in contemplation upon the reality of its nature. With such striving, the soul shall surely awaken to the realisation of its true nature of eternal bliss. Several doubts are bound to arise within a seeker on this path, but with patience and contemplation, they will all subside. Impatience and self-fulfiling assumptions will only hinder the progress of the soul. Further, due to its attachment towards the impermanent materialistic objects of this universe, time and again the soul shall fall back into the cycle of birth and rebirth. I am genuinely pleased to learn that you hold a keen desire to ponder upon the true nature of the soul. This pleasure is not due to selfishness. It is simply because your zeal to rise into the state of equanimity shall lead to the severance of the turmoil of materialistic existence. Seeing this outcome, I am filled with a sense of joy. This is my only request. My soulful reverence.