In English
The individual and the Divine are not separate
To recognise this principle there is a certain kind of (spiritual discipline). What is this ? Is it , or or or ? There has been a great deal of misinterpretation of the term from very early times. It has been wrongly associated with some form of physical discipline. This is not the right meaning. means (Bliss). This is the correct meaning. When is this bliss experienced? When there is an awareness of the "I" principle, this bliss is secured. When life is enjoyed with the full awareness of the , bliss is experienced as a result of this . is the unity of the individual with the Divine. means an end to dualism. teaches that the (the individual Spirit) and the are not separate but one. This is the significance of the declaration in the "" (The Truth is one: the wise call it by many names). This truth is beyond the categories of Time. So, the individual and the Divine are not separate. Some are of the view that they are like an object and its reflection. There is, however, a big difference between the reflection and the object. The principle explains the relationship between the object and the image. The teaches that when a person sees his reflection in a trough of water, the reflection resembles him, but he is not the reflection. Students today are not taking to the spiritual path because there are not qualified teachers to tell them the spiritual truths in the proper manner.