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Letter 24
153 Proper Belief of Seven Tattvas
(Part I) Letter 24
November 22, 1995. Dear Reena & Mona,
Blessings & Best Wishes. You know, this subject of seven fundamental principles is extremely interesting, and discussions on it can be carried on endlessly without one getting bored!
Only after knowing their nature we can understand the nature of the Atma as described by Acharyas in scriptures like Samaysar. This is the fifth letter about these seven Tattvas. It is always enjoyable to discuss the subject of our liking because we never get bored of it. In fact by discussing over and over again we start learning the implications of the deeper meanings and thus we get involved whole heartedly.
We have learnt the definitions of the seven Prayojanbhoot Tattvas. And in last two letters we have seen how a Mithyatvi Jeev acquires fallacious beliefs about them. But just to know this much is not enough to get to our goal. It will not serve our purpose.
Let us elaborate this with an example.
There is a township where there are many houses and many roads leading to them. These roads are full of pitholes, with ups and downs and other difficulties. But all the houses are very comfortable and with all the facilities and amenity for the pleasure of the person living there.
I can not enter into any of these houses. But there is one house which is my own and nobody else can enter into it except myself. My house is also full of all the comforts and amenity. Now besides the bad roads there is one road in this town which is very clean and well maintained. By taking that road I can reach my house, because it leads to my own house.
But just by knowing all these things I will not be happy and be able to enjoy all the pleasures of the house. Just to know all these things will not be perfect knowledge or Yathartha Dnyan. Just by knowing about the facilities and amenity of the others' houses, I will not get pleasures and by going on these rough roads not only I will not get pleasure but also I will have unhappiness, sorrow and pain.
Yathartha Dnyan of that town will be that, when I will know that my real pleasure or Bliss is available only in my own house. Just by seeing the pleasures of other houses, I will not get any benefit. I will have to follow the road leading to my house and leave aside the other rough roads. I will have to go on the road and reach my house.
