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I am the Soul
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Brothers! Pujya Fakirchandji Maharaj was pleased to the core to see such dedication and obedience in Pujya Tapasviji Manekchandji Maharaj and gave him the essence of philosophy in return.
This faithful obedience is the following of diet. The stage after this is the
औषध विचार ध्यान The state of thinking is the first step for the jiva. It is essential that the jiva first think about the true form of the self and the world. The constant demand of the jiva is for indestructible happiness. The natural disposition of jiva is happiness. That is why jiva desires happiness. No jiva will ever yearn for sorrow. Indeed, nobody likes to die, but living forever is dear to them; why so? The soul is eternal. It does not die, therefore jiva's demand is also for deathlessness. And thirdly, the jiva does not like impermanent substances or relations. It always desires the permanence of substances and relations. The reason for that too is the true form of jiva being eternal. The atma cannot be destroyed. Thus the jiva's demand is for eternal happiness, indestructability, deathlessness and permanence. This indicates that the jiva desires to be the same as its true form. But it does not know as to how its own desire can be fulfilled. It does not know from where it can get what it desires. Therefore, it tries to search all this in the pudgal but as a result gets disappointed.
The sages have seen this state of the jiva and ordered that the jiva should do anupreksha – vicharana - introspection - contemplation; the jiva should feel the feelings. That is why in the Baraha Bhavana - Twelve Thoughts – the very first thought is that of impermanence. By dwelling upon this thought the jiva becomes aware that it is by itself a permanent - eternal chetan substance. And that pudgal is the impermanent substance. The relation with an impermanent thing will always be impermanent.
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