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Bodhayanti Parasparam – Vol 10
have been snatched away by the irony of Fate.” (SDG 118) In reality there is only one Spirit, and all egos are fictions or illusions. The Vedic statement “Ekam Sat Viprah bahuda vadanti” is true in every sense of the term. In the spiritual journey we have undertaken it is what we do and who we become along the way to realisation of oneness is what matters. Ironically whatever we become is illusory and the ever receding infinite keeps us restless in the path and the journey is on and on.
10.As move in the path and near our destination several godly attributes get conferred on us. The major divine attributes are all related to sadhana and they help us move in the path with greater strides joyfully. It is obvious that as we progress in the path we feel that we have a separate entity and that others do not feel all that comfortable with us and vice-versa. I do not intend to state things which you all know: Vairagya is an essential divine attribute and that alone keeps us going in the path accepting things good and bad as we progress. The next attribute which may appear as opposite of the first is a sense of belonging or trying to fit in and love and be loved. This is real viveka and here we learn the real meaning of our life.
11.With a mixture of these basic spiritual qualities we start feeling a sort of identity for ourselves and an awareness of selfhood starts getting expressed. We think we are the
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