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... hence there is no atma!
The jiva in pursuit of the three-fold path is inquisitive. His urge to know the Self is forceful and he also puts in a tremendous effort on this path.
The Almu can be realised only when the amount of effort put in for the attainment of the self is more special than the amount of effort put in for the achievement of material things in the material world. We have already put in a lot of effort into the material world, now it is time to turn back from there. If you continue to put efforts on this same path, then you will not be left with much choice but to be born as crows and dogs.
You may have made tremendous material achievements but they are not going to be permanent after you get them. Be it the empire of an Emperor or the riches of the Lord Indra, but after an enjoyment for thousands or lakhs of years, there will be a time when these will go away from you. There may be many achievements of this material world, but they are all decaying in nature. They never belonged to anybody nor will they ever.
While the spiritual achievements, if they have been made in a proper way, will never leave once attained. But Brothers! The hunger for spirituality needs to be felt. You may have suffered from the pangs of a hungry stomach or hunger for wealth - prestige! You may have experienced the agitation on account of the hunger for passions of the senses and the mind!
But have you ever felt how the agitation of hunger for spirituality is like? Have you ever regretted not having attained spirituality? Has your life seemed worthless for not having attained it? Has the deficiency been felt? If you have experienced these feelings then know that the jiva is moving towards the eligibility of realising the Soul.
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