In English
, and – Three steps
When a person crosses these three stages and reaches a stage of total renunciation, such a state is called, peace. Keeping this in view, it is said in , “.” To attain such a state of immortality, one must be a “” (a total renunciant). That is the state of peace, says the . There are three steps to attain this state. To attain a supreme stage in humanity, one must set a goal before him. Man’s journey starts in the spiritual field with “” (spirit of inquiry). From , he reaches the state of (spiritual aspirant). From there, he proceeds to reach his goal of (attainment). To understand this principle, we can classify this into the inquiry stage () and studentship ( level). In learning, this is a primary stage, where a general view of the subject is taken. A would like to inquire into and gather facts concerning the nature, secret and the potential of Divinity and try to remember them to some extent. This is to realise the concept of “” (That thou art). In this concept, there are three words – “Tat” (That); “Twam” (Thou); “Asi” (Are). The process here is to recognise these two, namely, “That” and “Thou”, and then realise the unity (oneness) between them (“Asi”). After understanding this concept, it must be put into practice. This stage can be compared to employment. Without education, there can be no employment. One acquires education in the stage, does a job in the stage and finally goes to the “” stage. This is like a pensioner. It is only after doing service for a specified period that one gets a pension. So, the first stage is acquiring education as a student; then, the second stage is doing job as an employee and the third and final stage is retirement and taking a pension as a pensioner. It is only in the stage that one contemplates peacefully on his oneness with Divinity. The in the started with the explanation of these stages.