In plain words
That is, the state beyond. The principle that has no tie to the body or to Manas. The principle that is beyond waking, dreaming and deep sleep. First we must think of humanness as divinity itself, and believe in it as the personality that radiates that divinity.
Embodiments of Prema! What does ‘vyakti’ mean? The one who makes manifest the divine power hidden, unmanifest, within us is a vyakti. Otherwise there is no meaning in our using the word ‘personality’ as we commonly do. Only such a one becomes a person of history. That is, history and personality are closely bound together. So, if we are to become a vyakti, we must make the principle of the Ātma within us shine forth well. This is not something we bring into being anew. It is what is there by nature. This is what they called svabhāva. Sva-bhāva. The feeling of the Ātma is itself svabhāva. The power of the Ātma is our own power. ‘Swami! We have no strength. Grant us new strength,’ they pray. What use is it to give more to one who has no strength? The strength is there. They do not put to good use even what they have. How could you make use of new strength?
To think the form is I is Ahaṅkāra
In humanness, the very first thing we must root out is Ahaṅkāra. We must also recognise the meaning that lies in this word. We use the word Ahaṅkāra when someone is arrogant or will not listen to anyone. That is not its meaning. Ahaṃ, ākāraṃ. To think the form is I is Ahaṅkāra. ‘Ahaṃ ākāraṃ.’ To think ‘I am the body’ is itself Ahaṅkāra. You must root that out. Ahaṅkāra is just this, and not behaving as one pleases. That is the mark of animal nature. So we must recognise the inner meaning in every word. This is a silver plate. A padārtha. What does padārtha mean?