Passage 8

In English

From the worldly point of view, we have a (doer), the (duty) and the (deed). But from the spiritual point of view all three are one and the same - the doer, the duty and the deed. This Athmik principle is one and one only It is said that (Being-Awareness-Bliss) are the attributes of the (Self). In my view these three are nor three distinct entities. They are not three different states. (Awareness) and (Bliss) are present in like sugar which is dissolved in water and becomes one with it as syrup. There is an illustration, which explains why it is difficult to recognise the Athmik Principle. There is a cup containing fruit juice. The cup is nor aware of the nature of the juice. A man uses a straw to suck the juice. The straw does not know anything about the juice. The recognises the taste of the juice. It does not enjoy it. The juice is sent down to the stomach, where it gets converted to three parts - the gross, which is excreted, the subtle which becomes blood and helps to sustain life and the subtler goes to the (Constant Integrated awareness), which is synonymous with the Self. In this analogy, the cup is the body; the straw represents the senses. is the . , Awareness, the "I", , ,- are all synonymous terms. Worldly persons may see differences in these words, but in spiritual parlance they mean the same thing.