Our body is the dress of soul (jeevatma) that resides in our corporal frame. Without the Jeevatma, this body, which comprises of five tatvas – earth, fire, water, air and space – is meaningless. These five tatvas, derived from Nature, are temporary, ever changing and subject to destruction, where as the Jeevatma that came from the Lord Himself, is permanent, primeval, everlasting and ultimately merges into the Lord Himself. Yet, interestingly, we all keep identifying ourselves with the body, whereas our real swaroop is Sat-Chit-Anand.

Sat means the fact of being – the existence – which was there in the past, it is there at present and will continue to be so in future.  Not only will it remain so permanently, but will remain as it is without any change, without any degeneration or destruction.  But this body, which we identify ourselves with, as per the Law of Nature, takes birth, grows, changes, decays and, over a period of time, perishes. Sat, the truth – our Jeevatma – may change from one corporal frame to another, but it remains as it is for all times to come and birth after birth it exists.  That is our real swaroop, i.e. Sat.

Chit is the conscience, awareness, knowledge. Every single person adequately possesses the basic knowledge to understand the relationship between atma and Paramatma. He already resides within our own self in the form of Atma and we are His ansh (part). The most beautiful situation is that this relationship has been existing ever since the creation of this Universe and will continue to be so for all times to come. It is just a matter of accepting this ultimate truth. Unconditional surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord and a firm conviction that you belong to Him and He belongs to you and that both are one entity, is the basic awareness or the knowledge we need to understand.

Anand – – It is the earnest desire of every human being to be in a state of bliss and to remain so. Where we have faltered is that we are so intensely attached to the illusionary material world and have been trying to derive happiness out of material objects and relationships, which are temporary, ever changing and perishable. At the most they can give us a kick of joy which is short lived. We view a mirage and fretfully run after it in the hope of quenching our thirst.

Like our creator, our real nature is Sat-Chit-Anand. However, because of our deep involvement with the sense objects, we develop attachment to the material world and keep revolving around our ego-centric desires. And we do it so intimately and confidently that we take it for granted that I, me, mine and the material world are the ultimate achievements and we keep living in that myth. But as we undertake journey in the inner world, curtains of such attachments start lifting and wisdom dawns upon us that only one relationship is permanent and that is between Jeevatman and Paramatman and we start enjoying the experience of liberation. The moment we realize that we belong to God and God belongs to us and that this relationship is permanent, then the fountain of pure love springs up and we enter into the realm of eternal bliss.

Light the flame of His pious name in the temple of your heart. Let the bells toll and the harmonious sound of His ‘Japa’ reverberate in your heart. Get completely absorbed and meditate on the ‘Jyotirlinga’ of your innerself. Then look at your enlightened self and recognize your original, pure and pious reflection. In the cosmic whispers of music (anhad naad), your ‘Antaratma’ will hear a resounding sound –‘Hari Aum Tat Sat, Hari Aum Tat Sat, Aham Brahmasmi’. Then you may not even feel your outer existence. You will experience enlightenment, happiness, and tranquility around you.