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though it is not digested, we do not have a problem with that.
That is because when liberation (moksha) has come to us, what
more would we need?
After giving you moksha such as this, if you get your sons
and daughters married, why would that be problem? Otherwise,
if you hurt any living being even slightly, are they likely to let you
enter the final liberation (moksha)? Because the wife will say,
‘Hold on, you cannot leave yet. You can go after we get our
youngest daughter married.’ And would you be able to get
moksha by running away? Bhagwan says that it is not the
worldly life (sansar) that hinders you, but it is ignorance (agnan)
that obstructs you. Once ignorance of the Self (agnan) goes,
then what is the problem?
Oh! To Know The Atma Is To...
Otherwise, the Atma that people refer to in general, is the
mechanical atma. That in itself is illusion (bhranti). And then
when you ask them, ‘Have you attained enlightenment or the
right belief (samkit)?’ They will say, ‘No, we have not attained
enlightenment.’ What else is there, after you have known the
Atma? You are considered to have gone beyond kshayak samkit,
closer to Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan). The Atma is not
something you can discern very easily. That is why Krupadudev
has written on the cardinal book, ‘He who has known the Atma;
has known everything’.
This, that needs to be said, is written on the top. And if
one does not Know (experience the Self), then he will struggle
in vain. One has struggled in vain for countless past lives, and
again he continues to do the same. That is what Krupadudev has
said. Despite this, in this way, one day he will find the true thing.
It Can Be Known Through the Gnani’s Gnan
of Separation
Questioner: Is it possible to know the Atma without
knowing the anatma (non-Soul)?