Atman Bhagavad Gita

Atman is best defined in Bhagavad Gita... the foremost of all sacred Scriptures existing on mother Earth particularly Hinduism! Atman in Bhagavad Gita forms the core of life. It is the presence of an atman soul... a super consciousness that is the cause of life on mother Earth. Unless an atman soul manifests a human body... human beings simply could not evolve!

Ever since all atmans souls separated from their parent body... the omnipotent Brahman (termed God Almighty)... the effort of every Atman soul remains rejoining with the source... reaching the kingdom of God... the abode of God (termed Vaikuntha in Hinduism) at the earliest. The moment human beings gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana)... the liberated Atman soul reaches the logical end of life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation... the last in the cosmic life cycle!

From the first manifestation as an amoeba (single cell formation) to the last as human beings... the effort of every Atman soul remains regaining its lost original pure prime pristine primordial form at the earliest! It is only in human form every Atman soul finally regains its originality... when human beings reached the 8.4 millionth manifestation after gaining enlightenment (kaivalya jnana).

Travel in human form is the most pleasant experience for every Atman soul! Only in human form every Atman soul finally liberates self from the cycle of birth and death forever. The human form is reached by the atman soul after passing through a maze of 7.3 million manifestations in insect, plant and animal form! In the human form alone we have 1.1 million types of manifestations!

Does it mean every human being has a total of 1.1 million lives for reaching stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)! Yes... the cosmic truth is so! Most human beings on Mother Earth do not understand the meaning of spirituality... how can one be expected to travel the spiritual path... reaching the stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)?

For understanding spirituality to the core... for understanding the essence of Atman soul... for understanding the meaning of Brahman (termed God Almighty)... we need indulgence in the sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism! Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is one such document knowing which human beings finally emancipated forever from the cycle of birth and death.

Knowing Bhagavad Gita... understanding the essence of atman soul... human beings finally reached the Mount Everest of spirituality! For realizing the essence of life... for understanding the intricacies of spiritual path... for understanding wisdom contained in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... traveling the spiritual path is a necessity... a compulsion that must always emanate from within! The contents of Bhagavad Gita can never be understood literally or by force!

Having full faith in God Almighty since six years of age... I went in search of God when 11~13 years of age. Practicing yoga meditation as preached and advocated by Maharishi Ramana... following the path of Neti (not this, not this) the Shavasana way of yoga I finally realized God in 1993 at 37 years of age. I have reached the end of cosmic life!

Nowhere further to go I shall attain salvation (moksha) the moment I leave my mortal frame! Having reached the Mount Everest of spirituality... I can say with confidence that Atman soul and Bhagavad Gita are intimately connected! For learning the essence of Atman soul... for realizing our true inner self... one needs to assimilate the teachings of Bhagavad Gita in entirety!

All the 700 shlokas verses of Bhagavad Gita are full of wisdom that is nowhere to be found on Mother Earth. No other Scripture of any religion whatsoever details the definition of atman soul with as much clarity as defined in the sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism! It is Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism that tells us about the ultimate truths of life.

It is only by assimilating wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita we realize that journey of life truly belongs to our atman soul and not the bodily self! It is not within the capability of human body to manifest an Atman soul. Every Atman soul manifests the human body to work out its karma... remove the dross impurities within!

Before occurrence of big bang, Brahman (termed God Almighty)... the cluster of all purified atmans souls in the cosmos is absolutely pure! No sooner big bang occurs with Brahman God Almighty exploding self... all purified atmans souls scattered all over cosmos at unimaginable speeds. In the melee the purified atmans souls gathered impurities similar as a rolling ball gathers moss!

To cleanse themselves of the dross impurities within starts the cosmic journey of every Atman soul! It is only by passing through a maze of 8.4 million manifestations... an earthly life cycle of 96.4 million years... every Atman soul finally liberates itself from cycle of birth and death... regains its lost original pure prime pristine primordial form which was not possible otherwise!

Any human being on mother Earth... a serious seeker of spirituality can fathom the depth of wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita by maintaining full faith in God Almighty coupled with the power of truthfulness all along! Unless we remain truthful all the time... nothing on the path of spirituality can ever be gained! However best one may try... one never achieves anything via the path of religion.

Religion was meant for living ephemeral phase of life... physical life span of 70 to 80 years in the life of human beings! For knowing our inner self... for realizing our atman soul we need indulgence in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism! One single document... the sacred Bhagavad Gita is sufficient for human beings to reach the stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha).

Atman (termed soul in English) can never be understood correctly by following the path of Christianity or Islamic Dharma. Even though Jesus Christ and prophet Mohammed gained enlightenment in their lifetime... yet, the contents of sacred Bible and Koran have not been correctly deciphered by followers of Christianity and Islamic Dharma respectively... the prime reason why Christians and Muslims world over fail to understand the correct meaning of atman soul!

For following the tenets of Bhagavad Gita one need not become a Hindu nor convert to Hinduism religion! The best part of Hinduism religion is... even while following ones own religion any human being on Mother Earth can follow the teachings of Bhagavad Gita ceremoniously... without interruption of any kind! For learning Bhagavad Gita following path of absolute truthfulness is a must!

There are no shortcuts to following Bhagavad Gita! The prime reason why in last about 150 years only two persons reached the stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) amongst above 7 billion people existing world over. Both Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana initially started their journey via the path of bhakti yoga but subsequently switched to path of jnana yoga (the path of absolute wisdom)!

No matter to whatever faith, belief or religion we belong... one can follow the teachings of Bhagavad Gita ceremoniously without fail! It is common misnomer that for learning essence of Bhagavad Gita... the truth of atman soul one needs a preceptor... a spiritual master to guide one in the journey of life! In the present Kali Yuga (metal age) expecting finding a spiritual master is almost impossible! Why?

Mahavira... the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (preceptor) rightly said, before preaching anything... one must reach the level of Mahavira... become an enlightened one! How many enlightened ones do we find in daily life on Mother Earth? Perhaps none! In the circumstances having full faith in God almighty... following the path of absolute truthfulness one must start the spiritual journey!

This is the path I followed when 13 years of age! However best I tried I could not find a spiritual preceptor... a spiritual guru to guide me on the spiritual path! Feeling totally exasperated I finally succumbed and exclaimed to God Almighty that if I do not get a spiritual master shortly... I shall end my life and lo... God Almighty agreed to become my spiritual preceptor... my spiritual guide in the journey of life!

The spiritual path... the uncharted spiritual journey is full of thorns. Truthfully it is not full but made up of thorns! Traveling the spiritual path demands highest level of perfection that is nowhere to be seen on Mother Earth in present times! It is only by practicing patience, persistence and perseverance at its best I finally reached the stage of self realization after 25 years of serious yoga meditation!

The spiritual path has its pitfalls. Do not remember how many times I ate hell for breakfast... how many contemplations of suicide! Yet, my resolve in finding God Almighty was absolute. No matter what... in the present life I had to find Brahman... God Almighty come whatever may! Mounted with bulldog determination of Winston Churchill with all eggs in one basket... I finally cleared all hurdles on the spiritual path... reached the stage of self realization at the end of the journey!

I have finally become a pure Atman soul in the journey of life. My karma having dissolved forever... this is my last journey on Mother Earth... the 8.4 millionth manifestation! Ever since 1993 I am following the path of Mahavira... disseminating the pearls of wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita... the wisdom I gained on the spiritual path!

By: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 explains the concept of Spirituality Atman. For more on spirituality atman brahman visit - atman bhagavad gita. Send Your Query - click here Ref. 090929

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