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Letter 27
and even trying to retain them there is always worry, fear and all other tensions associated with it.
And as against that to know Atma and to enjoy the Bliss, one does not have to go and hunt for Atma. It is not available in the temples, or in the place of pilgrimage. I myself is Atma; and the means of knowing is Dnyan which is my Swa Bhava. I am Dnyan itself and the activity of knowledge through which I have to understand or know is constantly going on within me.
It is such a simple and natural process. Dnyan which is at present directed towards Para has to be directed towards one's own self. In fact, the words 'has to be directed' are unnecessary. There is so to say no such external or explicit activity of changing the direction of attention is needed.
Because once one understands and realises the greatness and glory of Atma then one's ardent desire and interest is evolved, and Dnyan automatically turns towards Swa. No Karma can be an obstacle in attaining Atmanubhooti, nor can any other circumstance prevent it from happening. 'Pancham Kaal' is not improper time for it. In other words, even during Pancham Kaal (fifth era) Atmanubhooti can be attained.
Those people who do not have this intense desire to attain it, put forward Karmas, circumstances, and unfavourable times (pancham kaal) as lame excuses for not doing so. Because, since times immortal we have been discussing the stories about Kama (), Bhoga () and Karma Bandha (worldly pleasures) and find them to be very simple and easy. And everybody preaches others about the same things.
Even though the preachings about Atma is simple and easy to understand, one seldom has a chace to hear about it and even if heard, is never believed. Nobody is interested in leaving aside the so called pleasures (?) of worldly things, by going on the path of Atmanubhooti.
But these pleasures will not accompany you in your next life. Do you remember that building which collapsed in few seconds at Sion? All the wealth and other things collected by the residents were not of any use to them when they had lost their lives in that accident. Thousands of people lost their lives in the earth queck at Latur within matter of minutes. All the houses and other things were gone. So neither the life nor all the wealth has any certainty.
The extra sensory Dnyan and pleasure will be carried over with everybody in his next life. And once one has experienced it, it keeps on increasing all the time and at one point it blooms fully and one attains Keval Dnyan and infinite Bliss.
