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as a sādhaka has a very special importance, because he has done sādhanā, while living a house-holder's life, particularly as a married man and as a businessman. And it can be said and ascertained from his writings about his own experiences and achievements, that he was a person, who had realized his self and was very close to final emancipation.
To state the philosophy and spiritualityof Śrīmad in a few words, we may say that according to him all religions and philosophies mainly preach the religion of the self or soul (ātmadharma). The symbolic conventional phrases like "Aham Brahmāsmi"or “Know Thyself' or “I am That” are very famous and need not be explained. Knowing what you are and what you are not and trying to comprehend your self or its nature and experiencing that you are self or soul is the essence of all religions. Whatever helps to experience the self or soul becomes the path (südhana) and religion and whatever distracts from following that path is irreligion for him. While explaining the concept ofiūrmadharma, he has explained in details what is atman (sell) and what is religion.
The main ohject and purpose of Srimad's ptriliophy and spirituality is self-realization. For a full
