Originally Posted by
charitra
It would be nice at this stage if you may please explain the 'end of journey for a jivatma'
Paramatma = Consciousness, Jivatma = reflected consciousness. Please see Swami Paramarthananda's explanation. You can google for full talk.
"The entire universe is like a big asvatha tree. Brahman is its root. Brahman is changeless, attribute less, non material consciousness which is not available for experiencing as an object. It is all pervasive like space. All pervasive consciousness Paramatma reflected in the mind is called Jivatma. Mind lends consciousness to the body. Only wise people understand that the all pervasive consciousness is available as Jivatma. Every living being should undergo certain amount of pleasures and pains. Until the exhaustion of the allotted experiences, the body and mind will be together. After that Jivatma pulls the mind out of the body and leaves the body. Jivatma travels and takes the next body."
So Moksha/Jnana is nothing but the firm realization that there is nothing but consciosness. In Nirvikalpa Samadhi thoughts cease, mind stops. The distinction between seer, seen, seeing is gone. then what is left? the reflected consciousness which is nothing but the original consciousness.
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