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... there is no separate existence!
Whoever pursued the three gems, managed to attain siddhi. There cannot be siddhi without sadhana - devoted practice. Sadhana has such powers that it burns the infinite number of karmas on the soul and purifies it altogether.
Aradhaka jiva has a firm belief in the existence of atmu. Here the atmurthi has several doubts about the existence of atma. He is eligible and curious. Since he is anxious to know the truth, he humbly and simply places his doubt before the Guru. He requests the Guru to clarify his doubts. The atmurthi asks -
नथी दृष्टिमां आवतो, नथी जणातुं रूप,
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The disciple says: “Gurudev! You are always explaining about the atma. But how can one accept the utmu? For atma is not visible to the eyes. There is no form, shape or color visible. In the same way, atma cannot be experienced with any of the senses."
This doubt is but natural. Until now we have only known and seen only such substances as can be seen with the eyes. The entire world spread around us can be seen with the eyes. There is no substance known, which can be seen without the eyes. Therefore, only that which can be seen with the eyes is believable, and nothing else. Indeed, many qualities of many substances can be experienced through the other senses.
Word cannot be seen with the eyes, it can be heard through the ears. Of course! If the word is written down, it can be read and understood. But any spoken word has to be heard with the ears. So the knowledge of words occurs through the ears. Either fragrance or stench cannot be known by seeing or hearing. But can be understood if it is experienced through the nose. So smell can be experienced through the nose. If there is any substance lying before you, you may see it with the eyes or smell it with the nose. But the taste that it carries can be experienced only
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