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Self) that we have called it Shuddhatma (the pure Soul). Otherwise, those with atma do not have pure applied awareness of the Self (shuddha upayog). Where the Atma is concerned, everyone is an Atma! But those who have pure applied awareness (shuddha upayogi); they are called pure Soul (Shuddhatma).
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There are four kinds of Atma: one with impure awareness (ashuddha upayogi), one with inauspicious awareness (ashubha upayogi), one with auspicious awareness (shubha upayogi) and one with pure applied awareness (shuddha upayogi). They are all different atmas. Therefore, when we only say Atma, which of those are we referring to? So you would say, the pure Soul (Shuddhatma). And so the one with the pure applied awareness (shuddha upayogi), is the pure Soul. Now again, the awareness (upayog) has to be kept pure (shuddha). In order to keep the awareness pure, you have the pure Soul (Shuddhatma); otherwise, the awareness cannot remain pure.
Someone asked me, 'Dada, why are you the only one who calls it pure Soul (Shuddhatma), when everywhere else, is calling it Atma?" I replied, "The Atma they are talking about, could never be the Atma, and the reason 'we' are calling it the pure Soul is different.' What are we saying? Is that, when we make you realize just once, that you are Shuddhatma, and that this Chandubhai is separate, you will have understood it even with your intellect (buddhi). Now if Chandubhai ends up doing the worse thing possible, something that makes others condemn him, you should not lose the awareness of, 'I am Shuddhatma', and never should you believe that, 'I am impure (ashuddha)'. It is to say just this; that I have to call it Shuddhatma. You have never become impure, and that is why 'we' have to say this. The seat of the pure Soul (Shuddhatma pad) that we have given you that Shuddhatma pad the pure Soul state (shuddha pad), will never again change. That is why we have employed the pure (shuddha). As far as impurity is concerned, as long as you have this body, the impurity (ashuddhi) will continue to
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