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Letter 25
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Proper Belief of Seven Tattvas
(Part II)
Letter 25
December 25, 1995. Dear Reena & Mona,
Blessings & Best Wishes. Before I begin today, I would like to remind both of you one very important thing which you should always bear in mind while studying the seven fundamental principles and that is you should never forget that, 'I am Jeev Tattva'. Keeping this in the mind you should proceed to understand the nature of all the seven Tattvas. . After hearing the whole 'Ramayana' if someone asks the narrator what was the relation between Rama and Sita ? The narrator will have no words to express his annoyance and he will pity the listener as well as himself.
Similarly, after studying in detail the nature of Jeev and Ajeev Tattva, their characteristics, fallacious and proper beliefs about them, if a person asks, "I have already studied all these things and now tell me how should I behave in the society ? Should I take care of my children and family? Should I still help others ? " etc. one will get frustrated hearing such questions.
The main reason for such doubts arising in his mind is that the person instead of considering himself as Jeev, identifies the human phase or manifestation with himself. Because he considered Atma and body or Jeev and Ajeev Tattva to be one.
In fact, such different Bhavas or feelings and thoughts are bound to arise as per the manifestation of each phase this Jeev is in. But at that very moment the knower of these Bhavas or thoughts and feelings is myself or Jeev. And Jeev can only know them and can not do anything else other than knowing them and only when one gets this knowledge and belief, it can be said that he has proper belief and knowledge ( Yathartha Shraddhan ) about Jeev and Ajeev Tattva.
In this cosmos there are infinite Jeevas, infinite infinite Pudgal, one Dharma Dravya, one Adharma Dravya, one Akash Dravya and innumerable Kaal Dravyas. Out of these 'l'am a separate independent Dravya and I exist because of my own nature of existence and not because of some other existence or substance. There is a negation of existence of all other Dravyas in me and my negation in all the other Dravyas.
