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Śrīmad's Philosophy of Ātmadharma pious teacher and surrendering to him and following his dictates. For Srimad, a pious teacher is one who has ātma-jñāna and who has realized his self. For Śrīmad, such a pious teacher is no less than God Himself. This is because he believes that such a teacher alone can guide and lead an aspirant on the path of liberation. Śrīm ad has preached a unique thing. He says if an aspirant can be stable only in his nature uninterruptedly, he would attain omniscience and liberation, even though he possesses his physical body.
Śrīmad wants aspirants to believe that omniscience is possible in the manner he has preached and to convince them about his point he gives a very good simile. He says that as dream of crores of years can disappear as soon as one is awakened. similarly the present state of the soul disappears as soon as there is ātma-jñāna. Yasovijayaji in his Adhyātmasāra also states the same as follows:
"Yathā svapna -buddho'rtho
vibuddhena na drṣyate }
Vyavahāramataḥ sargo
jñāninām na tathekṣate:"64
What Śrīmad wants an aspirant to remember is that the very concept that soul is the doer and enjoyer of
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