Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

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VICHAP FÉLA. Why is he a frieta y
Frid of all, free from illusion, home Enjoys supreme contentment; has forsaken all.
His ivealth is knowledge of Self, whom • He knows to be free from birth and death.
Inasmuch as a theosophist knows Self, to be one and allpervading, equally present everywhere in all creatures, he regards them with affection and friendliness. His intellect is free from illusion, and as he has abandoned wife and house, wealth and children, (which is easily done), and illusory attribution of not-Self to Self, (a feat difficult of accomplishment), he is therefore said to be full of contentment,—the actual blissfulness of Self. l'; is endowed with the usual accomplishments of an adepo viz., lightness and the rest,* and knowledge.
This enables him to know Self is neither subject to rebirth nor is he desirous of releas', [for that can apply only if he were destined to be born again). To this end, the Sruti testimony is "Self is not bound, He is not subject to birth, he is no instrumgnt for accomplishing the means of emancipation neither is he desirous of release, he is free [from ignorande]."
The course of his intellect is blissful and subtle his
hody, Without the three attributes and motives. Past are his miseries, and easy in mind. These are the embellishments of the wise.
* Anima is lightness. Garima its reverse. Adopts are said to have them, by their knowledge of certain occult forces which givo the power of reducing distance, projecting the astral body. Levitation, oocult telegraphy eto., Are the other extraordinary feats. Those are referred here.