Passage 8

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In plain words

This they called pauruṣa. This they called personality. Where did this ‘personality’ come from? In the Roman language, ever since Christ came to earth, they have been calling that sacred word persona, persona. Persona means sacred. Because that sacred thing is in everyone, it came to be called person. From persona came person. From this person came personality. So, in sum, its inner meaning is that purity itself is human life. Whether one is a brahmacārī, a gṛhastha, a vānaprastha or a sannyāsī, this dwells in all as an inner voice. So whoever develops purity is a brahmacārī! Hanumān was married. Though he was married, he was a pure brahmacārī. His wife was Suvarcalā. They said he was ever a brahmacārī. Marriage did not take away the principle of brahmacarya in him. That is, he was ever immersed in the thought of Rāma. Brahmacarya: that is, he was ever thinking of Brahman.

No bad feelings can come to the Ātma

Once, wanting to test this Brahman-principle in him, whether or not he was ever, always, at every moment thinking of Rāma, Rāma went on giving all kinds of gifts to everyone at the time of the coronation. Then Sītā was deeply grieved. “Rāma! You have not given even one gift to Hanumān, who thinks of You alone at all times and in every state!” ‘I have nothing with Me to give Hanumān as a gift,’ said Rāma. Then, saying, ‘I shall give Myself,’ He embraced him. ‘Hanumān! Take Me, My very Self!’ He said. Hanumān: ‘Rāma! Long ago You came to dwell in me. I have no need of a new gift from You,’ he said, looking towards Sītā. Then Sītā said, ‘At a time when You are handing out gifts to all in a merely physical way, if only Your touch reaches Hanumān, no one will think of it as a gift.’