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 Friday 23 May 2025

JIVATMA

Swami Sivananda

The Self is not affected by pleasure and pain, virtue and vice. He is the silent witness only. Pleasure and pain are conditions of the mind. They are ascribed to the Self through Avidya or ignorance. The ignorant man only regards the physical body as the Self. He is swayed by the two currents of Raga-Dwesha (attachment and repulsion), does virtuous and vicious actions, and reaps the fruits of these actions, viz., pleasure and pain, and is born again and again. But the saint who knows that the Self is distinct from the body is not swayed by Raga-Dwesha. He identifies himself with the pure, eternal Brahman and is always happy and actionless, though apparently he performs actions— actions primarily meant for the welfare of humanity.


Always abide in God and be aware that He abides within you as your inner being. With this awareness, offer all your acts as a perennial prayer to God.

- Swami Chidananda

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