Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

Author(s): Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
Chit i.e., life activity. It is the reservoir of life activity. It is not lifeless matter nor the product of a lifeless matter. Soul is possessed of highest joy i.e. bliss. It has the capacity of enjoying highest bliss. It has the abundance of joy, or happiness. It is intrinsically profound with joy. Joy is the very nature of soul. A pen writing excellent poems never experiences joy itself nor a spoon or a laddle enjoys the taste of a delicious soup. The word 'Ghana' denotes the multitude of joy. Thus soul is a profound reservoir of joy. It is the inexhaustible source of bliss.
Any extent of spiritual joy never leads to misery. On the contrary such spiritual joy becomes more and more delicious. Spiritual joy is much more delicious than the food of a supreme king. The taste and flavour of such divine joy is unforgettable when once tasted.
THE FOOD OF A SUPREME KING
Before Brahmadatta assumed the supreme Kingship he moved in a very pitiable condition. Once on his way he met a Brahmin. Both of them travelled in the forest together for three days. While departing Brahmadatta said, "I will be a supreme King in times to See me without fail, if it comes true."
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In course of time Brahmadatta became the supreme king and the Brahmin approached him. Brahmadatta highly respected him with love and asked him to demand anything he chose. The Brahmin was much perplexed and could not decide as to what he should demand. So he left to consult his wife. She thought if he asked for the kingship he would marry many queens and he might forget her. If he demanded much wealth he would be too busy to remember her. So she told her husband to ask for daily dinner and a golden coin after dinner from each house right from the king's house.
Brahmin appreciated his wife's cleverness and he demanded the same thing from Brahmadatta. Brahmadatta laughed at his demand but he acted as promised.
On the first day the Brahmin and his wife dined at the place of the king. The dinner was extrmely tasty with fine smell. For the first time in life the Brahmin couple learned that such an ex