In English
The concept of Athmik principle
The difference between a dream in sleep and what happens in the waking state relates mainly to the time factor. In a dream in a sleep, a person may go through the entire experiences of his life from childhood to old age in a few minutes. The dream compresses the experiences of many years within so many minutes. Likewise what happens over many years in the waking state may appear as a few moments in spiritual experience. Our conception of reality is related to the time factor. Time causes great difference between what is (directly perceived) and what is (indirectly experienced). The is the unchanging entity that is able to recognise the changes brought about by time. The awareness of the unchanging reality underlying the phenomenal world of change is the Athmik principle called . It is present in every one as the . But each one views the world from one's particular circumstance, background and experience. The Athmik Principle is explained or described in different ways. There is no connection between its reality and the way it is experienced. The analogies used for explaining the Athmik Principle have their inherent. limitations. God is declared to be omnipresent. How do you decide this omnipresence? There is a practical means of deciding this. We are aware of the basic elements - earth, water, fire, air and space - with five qualities - smell, fluidity, illumination, touch and sound. The earth has all the five qualities, including primarily (smell). Water has (fluidity). It is lighter than earth and is mobile. It has four qualities. Fire has three qualities of which (form) is most prominent. It is lighter than water. Then you have air, which is lighter than fire and has two qualities: (touch) and (vibrant movement). Last comes (ether or space) which is the subtlest of the five elements and is all-pervading. Transcending space is God, who is omnipresent.