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have no idea about what awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit
anand) is. If they realize that, they would always have eternal
bliss. And when you attain eternal bliss, you attain the state of
awareness of the eternal bliss (sat chit anand).
Questioner: If the Atma is solid awareness of the eternal
bliss (sat chit anand), then how is it the pure Soul
(Shuddhatma)?
Dadashri: The Atma itself is the state of awareness of
the eternal bliss (sat chit anand swaroop). But why have these
people not been given the word sat chit anand? It is because
sat chit anand is a term that expresses the attributes and
properties (gunavaachak) which these people will not
understand. These people need the word Shuddhatma, which
is why they have been given the word Shuddhatma (the pure
Soul). Why do we need the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)? These
people say, ‘I am a sinner’. So we would say, ‘If you know
science (vignan), then sin (paap) cannot touch you. You really
are pure Soul (Shuddhatma). But your belief is wrong.’ It is like
the man who sleeps alone in a dark room, who during the
daytime, has heard stories about ghosts, so that when he hears
the noise of a cup rattle in the night, right there and then, his
wrong belief that there’s a ghost in the house, sneaks in. Now,
until that wrong belief is gone, he will stay in that same state;
trembling with fear.
Shuddhatma Cannot Be Attained Through
Saying ‘Sohum’
Questioner: What is the difference between saying, ‘I
am the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)’, and saying ‘I am That’
(sohum)?
Dadashri: There is no use in saying ‘I am That’ (sohum).
You are really the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)! What does sohum
mean? It means: I am That. So what kind of salvation do you
get from it? Therefore, your salvation lies in ‘I am the pure Soul’