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Letter 27 Seven Tattvas — Atmanubhooti Letter 27
February 26, 1996. Dear Reena & Mona,
Blessings & Best Wishes. I am very pleased to know that you are very eagerly waiting for this letter. The whole purpose of studying scriptures is to attain Veetaragata i.e. to experience one's own self (Atmanubhooti). It is obvious that any Jeev who is studying the scriptures and has interest in it, is very keen to attain Atmanubhooti. And this keen interest helps him in concentrating or diverting all his attention towards his own self.
"Atma in the form of Chaitanya Jyoti antreifa is manifested or shines throughout all these Tattvas, its presence is constant or eternal and it is also been known by each of us" – says Acharya Amrutchandra. So the question arises, 'then why am I not experiencing that Atma ?'
Have you realised that even while asking this question we all the time consider Atma to be different from us i.e. Atma to be some one else other than 'me'. Therefore one has to constantly and repeatedly keep on reading and studying scriptures and keep on analysing and realising what is said therein.
By now you have learnt and understood about Dravya, Guna, Paryay, common and special attributes, nature of six substances, and seven Tattvas etc. Now you have to read and study the scriptures and other religious literature on your own. And if possible attend seminars and workshops and listen to the discourses. You should not worry that you may not understand these things.
Still you have to know about, 'Four Abhavas'' six Karakas', 'Nimitta-Upadan', 'Nishchay-Vyavahar Naya', 'Laxan - Laxanabhasa', 'Karma', 'Gunasthan', etc. And after learning about them it is easier to come to the proper belief and logical conclusions about the exact nature of all the things which exist in this cosmos i.e. Yathartha Vastuswarup et regrarau.
To know and identify the Swa, the knowledge of seven Tattvas alone is not enough. Now we will try to get more information about Swa.
I am Dnyan, Darshan itself i.e. not only I am full of knowledge and perception, but I am knowledge and perception itself. That is my nature. And my activity of knowing is constantly going on at each samay. This activity of knowing is done by me through my Dnyan. But our total attention is focussed on the things which are being known i.e. Dnyeya substances. The one who knows is Dnyayak or Dnyata and that which is known is Dnyeya.
