The True Self

"Realized," I persisted, "usually means, especially among yogis and devotees of other eastern paths, that one realizes or recognizes one’s spiritual reality and thus realizes that God is the Lord. This realization is not just mental but it’s a totally transforming experience."

"Right, but then it is not God who is to be realized. It means that I should realize my own true self," he said.

"What you’re saying then is that the Hindu viewpoint is, ‘I should realize my own true self."’

"Right. Realize my own self, and after realizing my own self, I shall try to realize God. That is realization.

"And you don’t particularly like the word fulfilled? It doesn’t have much pertinence to a Hindu?"

"I do not see how it fits in Hinduism," he replied.

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