Atmananandam (bliss of the Self)

[Guest guest]

I went to Bhagavan's presence rather late this afternoon.

When I looked at the clock it was 3.30. Bhagavan was replying

with a smile to a question about Atmanandam asked by a new

arrival who sat close to him,

"Please find out first who you are. If you know that,

everything is Anandam (Bliss). In fact your 'Self' is itself 'Anandam.'"

 

Taking up the thread of the conversation , one Asramite said,

"When I requested you to bless me so that I could always be in Anandam,

you say, 'Anandam is your nature; that is your Self; that is Moksha.'"

 

Bhagavan replied with a smile, "Yes, yes."

So saying, he looked at Dr. Srinivasa Rao who was there and said,

"What do you say, doctor? We say that a doctor should be called and

he should give medicine only if there is sickness. Otherwise why is he required?

Yesterday the health was good.

Today there is a headache.

As there is a headache, you say medicine is required. Why?

Just to see that it goes off and you remain natural.

It is the same thing with Ananda;

otherwise why do you yearn for it?"

 

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Nagamma: Letters, entry 28th March, 1949

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