Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

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

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worshippers, and sinners, he is elated with joy, sings his praise, and fiðm day to day begets more affection for Himn. For this reason it is called good desire. This is the first ground' of knowledge.
The second discriminativu' is now being explained.
The second is called discrimination, From whicn is produced ascertainment of eleinents, When that is done ; a person seated alone Knows self and the world.
When the essential nature of soul has been thoroughly examined and ascertained, a person retires in a lonely place and enquires what are lue elements ? Are they real? No, they are unreal. Who am I? Am I the physicial body? If it were so, how could I leave my body with death, and enter into an objective existence subsequently? Therefore, I am not tho physical body. Moreover the subtle body only is subject to transmigration; and if I were that subtle body, then as in profound slumber it merges into the cause body, but I continue to exist, ther fore inyself am not it. Then again the cause hody .continues in profound slumber and if I were it, I could never have experienced "I was ignorant of what happened, so soundly did I sleep.” In this mapner, ignorance the cause of the world and its contents-is plainly visible, hence I am not it. Thus then, I am entirely different from the three bodies physical, subtle and cause. Am I an agent or enjoyer? or am I not ? An agent is always one with form; but I perceive it not, hence Self is not an agent, (doer] neither an enjoyer. And that Self who is neither an agent nor enjoyer and pervading all bodies, is he one or many. The Vedas hold non-difference of Jiva and Brahma; if Self were manifold that non-distinction will not hold true, therefore Self is one, and all-pervading. And how am I onc with Brahma? To know it fully, a person takes shelter of his professor. And which