Atman in hinduism is that core of life in absence of which the existence of the
body itself gets negated. Atman in hinduism stands for our soul which resides
in the heart within the body. For that matter... every single living being...
be it the form of an insect, plant or an animal... the presence of atman is a
confirmed fact. It is
this fact of atman which makes India... the spiritual centre of the world. Why?
Atman is the only
true existence of life. Without an atma... everything in the Cosmos becomes inert
matter. At the time of the birth of a being... the body gets activated by the
soul within. The pumping of a heart is directly related to the presence of the
soul within the heart. Right
from the beginning of the cosmos with a big
bang... it is only the journey of atmans that led to hospitable planets
like mother earth being born. The big bang resulted in all the souls existing
in the Cosmos getting scattered all over the Cosmos.
the environs become conducive for a life to germinate... the atman settles down.
This relationship between every atma and mother earth is very unique. Unless mother
earth permits every atman... none can germinate itself culminating into a beautiful
living being. The journey
of life (by the atman) from the first manifestation as an amoeba to the last manifestation...
the 8.4 millionth manifestation when life reaches its pinnacle... the stage of
an enlightened one being born... is the only crux of life one needs to understand!
The stage of enlightenment
is when the atman within a body liberates forever from the cycle of birth
and death. It becomes free never to manifest a body again. The soul
having gained enlightenment lives in the kingdom of God... known as Vaikuntha
in Hinduism. The story
of manifestation of a body by an atman is best explained in the doctrine of Bhagavad
Gita... the doctrine put forward by Lord
Krishna in the battlefield
of Mahabharata. This one doctrine is sufficient for mankind to understand
the journey of life from the first manifestation to the last.
The cosmic journey
of 8.4 million manifestations by an atman (equivalent to an earthly journey of
about 96.4 million years) is the real essence of life. The whole concept of Hinduism
is based upon this journey of soul from beginning to the last manifestation.
The significance of the body compared to the atman inside the body is almost negligible
in Hinduism. The prime reason why utmost significance is attached to soul alone
bares the fact that the physical existence of a body is only as long as we have
the senses and the mind. The moment the senses and the mind cease to exist...
every body becomes inert!
the world of atmans there is no place for a body. It is only because no atman
soul can cleanse itself of the impurities within... it needs a body! Every soul
manifests body one after another until it reaches the cosmic end part of life
when it finally liberates from the cycle of manifestations. Having become pure
this atman need not manifest a body again!
we require the requisite mining machinery to remove the impurities from the core
to separate the metal out of it... every atman requires a body to cleanse itself
of the dross within. The journey from the stage of an amoeba to the last... the
stage of Lord
Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus
Christ and Prophet
Mohammed are all meant for that.
The physical manifested life... the life of a human being is best lived if we
recognize the presence of an atman within on its cosmic journey. We need to understand
that we must never try to superimpose our ego over the requirements of the soul
within. The journey is being undertaken by the atman and not by the body. The
more the interference... more are the tensions faced by a human being in practical
the ABC of the world of atmans... one needs to delve deep into the bottomless
pit of Bhagavad Gita... the doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna. This one document
is sufficient for one to understand the cosmic crux of life forever. Having learnt
of the truth in Bhagavad Gita... there is nothing else to be learnt in life in
any of the manifestations.
Gita is an end unto itself. For gaining enlightenment one needs to
understand the underlying meaning within the every shloka (verse) of Bhagavad
Gita. Only then the cycle of life for the atman within completes. Be it atma hinduism
hindu viveka buddhism consciousness innerself... everything bogs down to... all
point towards the true essence of life... the soul present within the body!
Vijay Kumar explains concept of Soul in brief
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Kumar "Atma Jnani"
Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized
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