Kaivalya, kailasa, vaikunta, param pada, or whatever one chooses, could be reached slowly, step by step, raising in our consciousness from muladhara to sahasrara. These attainments are within us, not somewhere else- above or below, going left or right. Moreover, it may be surprising if it is said that 'there is nothing like kaivalya' for its is 'one's self' only. Whoever is established in his/her elf is already there! This is the seat of absolutely peace, happiness, and joy forever. It is also independent of any external support, alambana. It is nirupadhika. It is attained by just keeping absolutely quiet.
Now, it is not to be attained by putting any effort. It should be on its own. It is not by acquiring, but by disposing of, letting go. When one has dropped what all that has been acquired from the day one , entered this earth as a particle of 'Energy', photon, stellar dust particle, the job is done! It is all about cleansing the pollutants attached to the pristine soul as a blemish, stain, as upadhi. A red flower adoring the white crystal makes the crystal exhibit red colour! so also, other colours, qualities (guna), prakruti, render their colour,guna to soul. When the coloured flower is removed it comes out in its original pure form. So also, the soul that is covered by all five koshas, three gunas, and arishadvargas exhibit the quality such so and so. But, the moment these blemishes are removed it again shines, gives light. It is like the coloured shades we put to our electric bulbs and grumble 'it is not bright enough to see or read'! It is like drawing curtain at noon and sleep only to find that it is already night when we get up! We create darkness at noon, exhibit ignorance even when we are intelligent and knowledgeable. The soul shines in its true nature as sacchidananda when its coverings of attachments, desire, greed, anger, and other blemishes, acquired gunas, qualities, are removed.
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