Our inner self... is the real self of us... our soul atman that resides within our heart! As long as the soul atman resides in the heart... it keeps on beating. The moment the soul atman leaves the body... it decays and dies! It is our inner self... our soul atman within that has manifested the present body and not vice versa. It is not within the competence of a body to manifest a soul atman.

To cleanse itself of all the impurities contained within every soul atman passes through a cosmic life cycle of 8.4 million manifestations (an earthly journey of 96.4 million years). Starting the journey as an amoeba (single cell formation), it further evolves into multi-cell formation, then insect life, plant life, animal life and finally the form of a human being. Only as a human being the soul atman within regains its original pure pristine form! How?

When the human being reaches the last leg of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation... it gains enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha). The soul atman within finally liberates forever from the cycle of birth and death. Having gained release from the cosmic life cycle... this liberated soul atman goes back to the kingdom of God (aka Vaikuntha in Hinduism)... a point of no return!

The crux of life for every form of living being is reach the last leg of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation at the earliest! It is only then our soul atman within becomes free forever from manifesting life forms again and again! In the life of a soul atman the journey of 96.4 million earthly years is a single span of time.

On the earthly domain after the death of the body the family weeps bereaved... in the cosmic domain nothing ever dies... it is only changing of garment (the outer clothing)... like the changing of guards at Buckingham Palace!

Every human being desirous of gaining enlightenment at the earliest must assimilate the pearls of wisdom contained in the Sacred Bhagavad Gita... the doctrine given to mankind by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata.

The Sacred Bhagavad Gita explains the real gist of life. It chronologically explains the relationship between the body, our soul atman and God Almighty. The 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita contain the complete mystery of life... the knower of Bhagavad Gita finally becomes the knower of all!

Essay by: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

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