Query:
Atman
soul, inner self... How
come tigers know there is atman soul inner self?
Vijay Kumar:
Yes,
it is true that although some forms of animals realize the presence of a higher
power within their inner
self... but that is a very faint feeling. The absence of power of discrimination
and thinking in the animals... Leads them to a barbaric attitude!
In
the life of an animal from beginning to the end... it is the survival of the fittest...
a drive to live and carry on with life. They are least bothered or concerned with
the atman
soul and
inner self. For them the presence of atman soul and inner self or the absence
of atman soul and inner self does not carry any weightage.
Their
sole purpose of life is to survive the rigors of life that exist both in the animal
world and the kingdom of human
beings. From morning till evening every animal is busy carrying out
the routines for the day. Everything in the animal kingdom goes on and on as if
preprogrammed.
The
animal kingdom unable to understand why the human beings kill for pleasure is
always on the run. Had the animals the power to discriminate... they would have
found means to face the challenge put up by the mankind.
In absence of the power of discrimination and logistics... those in the lower
level of animal kind live a solitary life. In the animal kingdom the freedom to
mingle with the other species is very limited. Today one may be a friend and the
other moment the terminator.
Everything
in the animal kingdom is governed by hunger. When hungry... whatever little power
of discrimination or logical thinking an animal may possess vanishes!
Animals do not practice compassion... it is just not within their means to practice
compassion! Some forms of animal beings do practice compassion at times but it
is very limited. Compassion at the most can be practiced by grass eating animals...
the vegetarians in the flock! The meat eater judges all by the denominator of
hunger present within.
On
the path of evolution as bid by God,
it is only when one reaches the stage of human beings that the significance of
atman soul and inner self present within the body of all is recognized truthfully.
Before manifesting the form of a human being... it is purely a life of indulgence.
This indulgence can either be in eating, practicing sexuality or any other form
of predatory excesses.
In the world of power of compassion and discrimination... animal remains an animal.
It just cannot behave like a human being. Whatever best our scientists have tried
to train and teach the animal form... we have had very limited results.
It is not within the power
of a human being to change the course of destiny
of the animal world. Every being on Mother Earth has got a purpose to live. Whether
one recognizes this purpose
in present life is not of concern to God
Almighty... what we need to recognize is whether we desire to live
the present life by choice.
In the animal kingdom such a choice rarely exists. For a human being it is purely
a matter of personal choice and willingness to go the extra mile.
Why
think of the past
and brood over the matter whether animal beings know about atman soul and inner
self... what matters is whether we as a human being can proceed on the path of
pure spirituality
within this life!
May
God bless you!
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Full text of query:
I saw your site and i would like to clarify my doubts. Atman soul, soul, inner
self and so many words are mentioned there. I could not understand. How come the
tigers know that there is atman soul and inner self?
