which cloud the minds of those who are in bondage. Those in bondage are in a constant state of uncertainty about their “whence” and “whither.” Supreme certainty The God-realised, on the other hand, are at the very heart of creation where its source and end are known. The God-realised person knows himself to be God as surely as ordinary man knows himself to be a man and not a dog. For him it is not a matter of doubt, belief, self-delusion or guess-work. It is a matter of supreme and unshakable certainty which needs no external corroborations, and remains unaffected by the contradiction of others, because it is based upon continuous Self-knowledge. His spiritual certainty cannot be challenged by anyone or anything. He cannot think of himself as anything but God, just as ordinary man cannot think of himself as being anything except man. But the man thinks himself to be what he is not in reality, and the God-realised knows himself to be what he is in reality.
God-realisation is the very goal of all creation. All earthly pleasure, however great, is but a fleeting shadow of the eternal bliss of God-realisation. Glory of God-realisation All mundane knowledge, however comprehensive, is but a distorted reflection of the Absolute Truth of God-realisation. All human might, however imposing, is but a fragment of the infinite power of God-realisation. All that is noble, beautiful and lovely, all that is great, good and inspiring in the universe, is just an infinitesimal fraction of the unfading and unspeakable glory of God-realisation.
The eternal bliss, the Absolute Truth, the infinite power and the unfading glory of God-realisation, are not to be had for nothing. The individualised soul has to go through all the travail of the pain and struggle of
