One Who Is Satisfied With His Soul, Is Called Atmarama

[Gavin Swinden]

5 h

(Because self is the basic principle of this body, the soul, so one who is satisfied with his soul, he is called ātmārāma, or self-realized person)

 

"There is a word ātmārāma, in Sanskrit. Ātmārāma means one who is satisfied with his self. He is called ātmārāma.

Because self is the basic principle of this body, the soul, so one who is satisfied with his soul, he is called ātmārāma, or self-realized person.

One who seeks pleasure externally, he is materialist, and one who seeks pleasure internally, he is spiritualist. That is the difference. Yes."

 

(Prabhupada Lecture, February 8, 1969, Los Angeles)

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

It is not that there are no Persons internally, that one ceases activities. Rather, one who is unaware of true Self is unaware of spiritual life "internally", thinking it a diminishment. 

Meanwhile, here and now in this world is where we are currently, and there is unlimited service that needs to be done. 

Like Srila Prabhupada once not-so-jokingly said "Bead bag in one hand, machine gun in the other" regards duties of professional soldiers.