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Purified Narcisism

Atmarama is one who is established in self. When one attains the state of atmarama, one becomes self suficient, satisfied within himself and feels no need for anything else.

This stage of purified narcisism while being emerged into ones own existance produces bliss - ananda and keeps one self satisfied. 

However our effords for self satisfaction can never be compared or equalised to an intimate relationship we experience with a lover. Shanti one experiences in atmarama devoid of bhakti is just a form of purified narcisism. To experience higher rasa, Atma must relate to Paramatma and experience spiritual flavour. 

Bhakti requires that intimate relationship between Atma and Paramatma. This is required in love. Lover and beloved. Once a person finds himself out of the darkness of ignorance and realises himself, becomes established in the self, then his spiritual journey can start and one can experience more than just peace and ananda. One can then emerge in bhakti and experience higher rasa with Rasaraj Sri Krishna. 

In this state one remains individual and yet still loses himself completely in constant giving. Then a mystical neverending cycle happens; giving, one receives even more, but only to give again and to receive yet more… love is an ever increasing cycle of ectasy, it is a verb, an action, it’s not an abstract construction and definitely not narcisism, purified or not. Love is Krishna.

Jay Shri Radhe!

Vrindavan Dham 24-12-11

your fallen servant, Vrindavan Das Thakur das