Experiencing the Condition of Atman

Every human being carries within him the divine essence called Atman, the pure consciousness, the true Self. This Atman is untouched by the external world. It has no relationship with material possessions, desires, or worldly attachments. It is eternal, pure, and unchanging.

However, human beings fail to experience this divine Self because of their constant identification with the materialistic world, such as the body, possessions, thoughts, and relationships. As long as one’s attention remains fixed on these outer connections, one lives only as a mind, not as the Atman.

In the stillness of a thought-free mind, the light of Atman reveals itself.

The experience of Atman begins only when one turns inward and sits in silence without thoughts. When the mind becomes blank and still, the seeker begins to touch the subtle condition of the Self. The blankness of the mind represents the beginning of the Atman’s revelation, which can be better understood with examples.

Example 1: A man who lives in a noisy city never realizes that there is a quiet space within him. But when he leaves the city and sits alone in a silent forest, he hears the sound of his own breath and the stillness around him. Similarly, when the mind withdraws from worldly noise and becomes blank, one begins to hear the inner silence, which is the presence of Atman.

Example 2: Imagine a pond disturbed by ripples. The reflection of the moon cannot be seen clearly. Only when the water becomes still does the reflection appear perfectly. Likewise, the Atman, which is ever-present, is not seen when the mind is full of thoughts. When the mind becomes blank, the Atman reflects itself naturally.

Every time a seeker sits in Silentation, reaching a condition of thoughtlessness, he is in the presence of the Atman. The more often this condition is experienced, the more the seeker begins to live in it. When the condition of blankness continues without break, when the seeker remains thought-free even while engaged in daily life, it means he has attained the condition of Atman permanently.

The Role of the Master

This continuity is possible only through constant remembrance of the Master. The Master’s energy helps to dissolve the thoughts that bind the seeker to the world. Every remembrance of the Master draws the seeker inward toward stillness, making blankness natural and effortless.

Just as a magnet pulls iron pieces towards itself, the Master’s remembrance pulls the seeker’s attention away from worldly attachments and fixes it in the state of the Atman. When remembrance becomes continuous, the condition of the Atman too becomes continuous.

Thus, liberation is nothing but living permanently in the condition of the Atman, the condition of blankness, silence, and infinite peace.