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from milk, it becomes visible. In the same way Atma can be known and seen only through Kevala Darshan (Full perception) and Kevala Jnana (full knowledge) alone. It cannot be attributed to inanimate matter. In matter there is not even an iota of knowledge. Body is the object of enjoyment. There must be some subject to enjoy it. That is Atma. The enjoyer is separate from the object of enjoyment.
Who am I? This obvious question establishes the existence of atma. A material thing such as pillar, cloth, vessel etc. never has any perception that it exists. Only when there is soul in the body it speaks such words as 'l am' or 'I am happy' or 'I am miserable' because knowledge is an attribute of atma only and not of matter.
When soul departs from the body, there is no consciousness like I am in the dead body. Therefore, body is a separate entity and Atma is an entity seperate from the body.
A person standing in the balcony is separate from the balcony. In the same way the body and the dweller in the body who per
ceives all things are mutually seperate. The Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
