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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM
restricts the expression of consciousness. So far we are thinking about welfare of our society, welfare of our houses, welfare of our family, welfare of country, welfare of our world etc. Beyond this, Anahata consciousness does not go, we talk in terms of trying to go beyond the world, globe, think in terms of universe, universal consciousness, there is no boundary, known boundary to us. This is where the concept has been very well explained in Sanskrit through the word Akasa. Akasa has no boundary, sky may have boundary. That is why evolved souls talk of Viswa. Viswa has nothing to do with Bhumi. Bhumi is connected with Bhumata, the motherland. For all of us, the real motherland is the entire world and not our place of birth. The evolved consciousness alone can accept this, otherwise the bondage of the place of birth is too gross to overcome over which heroic stories were written of the various conflicts and wars were fought. This is the plane from where we can talk in terms of liberation. From Anahata through influence of thoughts of evolved Souls, the aspirations for liberation arise. Visuddha is the state from where we can seek and have liberation from material expressions of sorts. This is not the limit and is not to be confused with the state of the Ultimate Realization. Spirituality here is still confined to welfare 166