Truth and falsehood

Everything in this world can be divided into two categories - perishable and non-perishable - that which goes through cycles of change and that which does not change at all. There is no third category. One category is that of truth; the other is of falsehood. One category is of the sentient; the other is of the non-sentient.

We become whatever we connect ourselves with. If we connect ourselves with the perishable, we become perishable. Whatever changes and has changed as its fundamental essence is perishable. We cannot change nature. The intrinsic nature of things cannot be changed. In your core, you are immortal and imperishable - this cannot change. It is almost impossible. The perishable cannot become imperishable; the imperishable cannot become perishable.

Now, do you position yourself in the category of the 'imperishable' or the 'perishable'? Do you see yourself as one with the non-sentient or the sentient? There are 3   stages and 3 states where you can be or where you are right now: dehoham, jivoham and shivoham. Dehoham means 'I' am a body, 'I' am this body made of skin and bones; apart from this, I'm nothing. Jivoham is the state of those who have some degree of interest in religious matters. They know that this journey will continue even after this body dies. This third stage is Shivoham. The realisation of the true self is Shivoham.


Only if you see yourself as separate from the mind, body, intellect and senses will you be able to experience the bhava: 'I' am Shivarupa. It cannot happen only at the intellectual level. It has to be experienced and lived.