Passage 5

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In plain words

In examining the highest reality that lies beyond the world perceptible to the senses, the Vedas stand as guides, showing the way. The Vedas prove the truth that the Ātma, which is not material, is present within oneself as tangibly as anything material. That very embodiment of Satya is the Paramātma. That alone is the eternal thing; all else is fleeting, perishing in a moment. It is precisely to prove the existence of God that the Vedas came into being. Those who journeyed on the Vedic path and carried out their own inquiry are the Hindu adepts, the perfected sages. They experienced it, rejoiced in it, and the very words they spoke — 'we have seen the Ātma' — are the scriptures, the Upanishads. Hindus do not merely argue over a doctrine or an opinion; their faith lies in experiencing that Truth directly, in their own experience. For them, it is not faith that determines the goal, but abidance in Truth and its attainment — this is what Bharatiyas make their own aim. Through ceaseless spiritual practice, attaining completeness, accomplishing it, and finally merging in God and becoming perfect — this indeed is Bharatiya paramartha.