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śrīmad's Philosophy of Ātmadharma
It is genearlly accepted that, compared to other beings, human soul is much developed one. Not only that, it is also accepted, especially by those who believe in the existence of soul and its eternity, that each soul is inherently capable of being God or Paramātmā or Almighty. That being so, there is no reason why a human being should suffer and be unhappy. According to Srimad Rajchandra, the one and the only reason, why man is suffering and is unhappy, is that he has forgotten his self, that is to say, he has forgotten that he is soul which has the inherent capacity of being absolutely blissful. Whatever can make him realize this fact of himself being a soul (ātmā) and its capacity to be blissful, is, according to śrīmad Rajchandra, ātmadharma. This ātmadharma or this religion of the self is the key, source, fountain and treasure-house of happiness and bliss. Let us therefore see what this ātmadharma is, according to him. To begin with, let us look into his description of soul or atman.
Soul ( ātman.)
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In Ācārājigašūtra it is said that who knows one (soul). knows all and who knows all, knows one. The stītra suggests that when one tries to know one's soul, that is to say reality, one will try to know all things and the
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