![]() “Who am I? What was I before I was born? Where was I? Where from, how and why have I come to this world? What is death? Where do I go after death? Or, is death itself the ultimate state? Do I become extinct then? Where did this world come from? How and why was it created? Who created it? If there is a God who is the creator and ruler of this world, what form has He? What is the relationship between Him and this world, other living things and my own Self? What is the object of human life? How does one attain it?” Questions like these have intrigued man since time immemorial. Birth and death, natural marvels, the bitter experiences of life are all the queries the make man introspective. It is mentioned in our mythological works that a soul passes through eight million and four hundred thousand births before attaining this invaluable human birth.Īfter things like food, clothes and shelter needed for physical sustenance and protection are met, the enquiry for Truth that has been in the heart of every conscious person from the very beginning gets aroused. ![]() “Human birth is great, don’t waste it, O crazy men!” Only man possesses the intellect and consciousness to shape his life and to think independently. Among the animates there are two further classification again. We see two classes of things, animate and inanimate, in the Lord’s creation. 14 The Characteristics of a Liberated Devotee. ![]() ![]() 11 The Subject as Enunciated in the Philosophical Works.
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