Passage 1

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In plain words

Bharatiyas believe that 'oneself is an Ātma.' Such an Ātma cannot be cut by swords, burnt by fire, wetted by water, or withered by wind. That which is called the Ātma has no boundary at all; only its centre resides in the body. What is called death means simply this: the shifting of that centre from one body to another.

This is Bharatiyas' own belief. The Ātma is not subject to physical laws. By its own inherent nature it is proper, unbound, sanctifying, pure, and complete. But, attached to material matter, it keeps mistaking itself for matter itself. This indeed is its own great wonder! To understand this wonder is not possible, is not achievable, for anyone at all.

How can the complete Ātma become entangled in an incomplete illusion? Some might suppose that Bharatiyas, by saying there is no basis at all for this question, are merely trying to escape it, concealing their own ignorance. But how could a substance that is perfectly pure and indivisible lose its own nature even to the slightest degree? The Bharatiya is genuine by nature! He does not resort to sophistry to escape the question; he is one who has the courage to confront the problem in a manly, befitting way. That is the Bharatiya. And so, to that problem, this is the answer.