The Journey of Atman
Atman is one, yet it expresses itself in two distinct conditions: Chala Atman, the mobile condition,
and Achala Atman, the immobile or still condition.
These are not two different Atmans, but two states of the same Atman.
CHALA Atman – The Human Mind
In the Chala condition, Atman exists in movement. This movement appears as thoughts, desires, attachments, emotions, fear, anxiety, expectations, likes and dislikes, and continuous mental noise.
This mobile condition of Atman is what we call the human mind.
Because it is constantly in motion, it creates conflict, produces suffering, generates negativity, and experiences pleasure and pain alternately. It also remains bound by time, memory, and imagination.
Suffering is not accidental in this condition. Movement itself is the cause of suffering. As long as Atman remains in the Chala condition, disturbance will continue to exist.
ACHALA Atman – The Divine Condition
When movement gradually reduces and finally comes to an end, Atman enters the Achala condition. This immobile state is characterised by stillness, silence, thoughtlessness, desirelessness, and an existence free from attachment. This is what is called the Divine.
In this condition, there is no unnecessary thinking, no reaction, no accumulation of emotions, no suffering, and no dependence on anything external.
Divinity is not a matter of belief or moral purity. It is a functional condition of stillness. Because there is no movement, there is no friction, and therefore no suffering.
Human Birth and the Purpose of Life
Everyone is born as a human, which means being born in the Chala condition: with a restless mind, negativity, and vulnerability to suffering. But birth itself is not the goal.
The true purpose of human life is to transform from Chala Atman to Achala Atman before death. If one dies merely as a human mind, the journey remains incomplete.
To become Divine before death means ending unnecessary thinking, dissolving negativity, dropping psychological identity, and living in inner stillness while the body is still alive.
Beyond the Divine – Higher Stages of Stillness
Becoming Divine, the Achala condition of Atman, is not the end of the journey. Beyond this lie higher conditions such as Parabrahman, the Super Divine, and Chivam, the Supreme Divine.
These are not conceptual upgrades, but deeper intensities of stillness. As one ascends through these conditions, the human mind dissolves further, subtle traces of individuality disappear, and even the sense of "being Divine" comes to an end. Stillness becomes absolute and natural.
The higher the stage, the farther one moves from human qualities and mental movement, and the closer one comes to pure existence without identity.
Why Advanced Stillness Cannot Be Explained
Advanced stillness has no reference point in human experience. It contains no thoughts through which it can be described, no emotions through which it can be narrated, and no movement that can be observed.
Language belongs to the Chala condition, whereas advanced stillness belongs to the Achala condition beyond the mind. Therefore, it cannot be explained; it can only be lived. Any explanation will remain incomplete.
One Absolute Truth
Regardless of the stage—Divine, Super Divine, or Supreme Divine—one truth remains constant:
Stillness does not suffer.
Suffering exists only in movement. Negativity exists only in thought. Pain exists only where the mind exists, and as stillness deepens, suffering naturally disappears.
Conclusion
Spiritual life is not about belief, worship, or morality. It is about reducing movement within Atman. From Chala to Achala, from human to Divine, from disturbance to stillness, and from suffering to freedom. This is the journey of Atman.
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What is Self Realisation?
Self Realisation is not the improvement of the mind. It is not gaining more spiritual knowledge. Rather, it is the gradual dissolution of the false centre we call “I.” This dissolution unfolds through successive refinements in perception.
1. Ordinary Human Perception – The Conditioned Self
When an incident happens, the mind immediately begins to construct interpretations around it. It creates causes and counter-causes, emotional reactions, judgments, and a sense of ownership through ideas such as “mine” and “not mine.” Fear, suspicion, comparison, and even superstition begin to arise.
The event itself may be simple, but the psychological additions become complex. What remains is no longer pure perception, but interpretation shaped by conditioning.
At this stage, the “self” is strongly present. It stands at the centre and relates everything back to itself. The world becomes deeply personal, and suffering begins here because attachment and aversion are born here. This is the ego-based self.
2. Higher Perception – Detached Awareness
In the next refinement of perception, the event is seen without emotional attachment. The incident is there, and the object is there, but psychological ownership is absent.
There is no sense of “mine” and “not mine,” no emotional colouring, and no reactive commentary. Truth at this level simply means seeing the fact as it is.
The perceiver still exists, but without distortion. The mind continues to function, yet it does not interfere. This is clarity without involvement. Here begins freedom from suffering.
3. Still Higher Perception – Absence of the Receiving Mind
Further refinement brings a deeper shift in perception. The five senses may continue reporting: the eyes see, the ears hear, and the skin feels. Yet the psychological receiver, the interpreting mind, is absent.
Perception continues to happen, but there is no accumulation. Experience occurs, but there is no experiencer storing it. It is like a mirror that reflects everything while retaining nothing.
At this stage, the "self" is thinning and identity is dissolving. The world still appears, but it no longer registers as psychological reality.
4. The Final Dissolution – No Perceiver
In the ultimate stage of perception, even this subtle perceiver disappears.
There is no observer, no observed, and no happening. This is not because the world is physically destroyed, but because the structure that creates "world-experience" has dissolved.
The "self", as an individual centre, is lost, yet this is neither unconsciousness nor sleep; it is a state beyond duality.
5. When the Self Is Lost – What Remains?
When the individual self dissolves, what remains cannot be described in positive terms. You call it Chivam.
It is unknowable, because knowledge requires a knower. It is unseeable, because seeing requires a seer. It is incomprehensible, because understanding requires a mind.
It cannot be experienced as an object, nor can it be concluded as a concept; it is neither “something” nor “nothing,” but beyond both.
6. Beyond Truth
“Truth can exist only where there is something. When the "self" itself is absent, where can truth remain?”
Truth exists within duality as a correspondence between perception and reality. But when there is no perceiver, no perception, and no object, both truth and untruth lose their meaning.
Truth belongs to the realm of existence. Chivam lies beyond both existence and non-existence. Therefore, it cannot even be called “ultimate truth.” It is beyond truth.
7. What Self-Realisation Truly Means
Self-realisation is the complete journey from distorted perception to detached perception, to non-accumulative awareness, and finally to the disappearance of the perceiver.
When the self is gone, liberation is complete. There is no one left to claim liberation.
That condition, beyond mind, beyond truth, and beyond experience, is what you call Chivam. It is not realised through effort. It is revealed when the “self” comes to an end.
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Beyond Duality: The State of Chivam
In Chivality, liberation is not something to be attained from outside; it is an inner transformation. A human being suffers primarily due to his own negative side, the accumulation of negative qualities such as desires, fears, expectations, attachments, and various forms of mental disturbances. This collection of negativity forms the root of all suffering.
Liberation, therefore, begins with freedom from this negative side. As the negativity is gradually dissolved, what remains is the positive side of the individual. This positive side is not something newly created; it already exists within every human being.
Human being, but remains overshadowed by negativity. When the negative layer is removed, the positive naturally begins to express itself and grow stronger.
However, in Chivality, the journey does not end even with positivity. The positive side is only a transitional phase. If it continues its journey to its ultimate completion, it undergoes a profound transformation and dissolves into Nothingness, or Zero. This state of Zero is not emptiness in a negative sense, but a state of absolute purity and total stillness.
This Nothingness is what is referred to as Chivam, the ultimate state of being. It is a condition beyond both negativity and positivity. In this state, the individual no longer exists as a separate entity; instead, there is only the presence of a single, universal, omnipotent energy.
This universal energy is not different from the individual; it is the individual’s own original nature. When a person realizes this, he realizes himself in the truest sense. This realization is the recognition of one's own original energy, which is ever-present but concealed by the layers of negativity and mental activity.
Thus, liberation in Chivality is twofold:
Liberation from the negativity that causes suffering.
Realization of one’s true nature as the universal energy.
The role of the Master is central in this process. Through the Master’s energy, the destruction of the negative side becomes possible. The practitioner does not struggle alone; the Master’s presence and energy actively work within, dissolving negativity at its root. What is retained is the purified positive essence, which ultimately merges into Nothingness.
In the end, even positivity is transcended. What remains is Chivam, pure, infinite, and beyond all dualities.