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have no idea about what awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit anand) is. If they realize that, they would always have eternal bliss. And when you attain eternal bliss, you attain the state of awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit anand).
Questioner: If the Atma is solid awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit anand), then how is it the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)?
Dadashri: The Atma itself is the state of awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit anand swaroop). But why have these people not been given the word sat chit anand? It is because sat chit anand is a term that expresses the attributes and properties (gunavaachak) which these people will not understand. These people need the word Shuddhatma, which is why they have been given the word Shuddhatma (the pure Soul). Why do we need the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)? These people say, 'I am a sinner'. So we would say, 'If you know science (vignan), then sin (paap) cannot touch you. You really are pure Soul (Shuddhatma). But your belief is wrong. It is like the man who sleeps alone in a dark room, who during the daytime, has heard stories about ghosts, so that when he hears the noise of a cup rattle in the night, right there and then, his wrong belief that there's a ghost in the house, sneaks in. Now, until that wrong belief is gone, he will stay in that same state; trembling with fear. Shuddhatma Cannot Be Attained through
Saying 'Sohum' Questioner: What is the difference between saying, “I am the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)', and saying 'I am That (sohum)?
Dadashri: There is no use in saying 'I am That' (sohum). You are really the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)! What does sohum mean? It means: I am That. So what kind of salvation do you get from it? Therefore, your salvation lies in 'I am the pure Soul
