'iha', 'para' and 'param'

    The term 'iha' refers to what is our current status as an earthling (aihika jiva), a jiva attached to earth by Gravitation. Apart from this there is no plausible explanation why one should be attached. In fact, all attachments, moha, begin here. this attachment to the physical elemental body (bhoutika sharira) is the first principle that makes the jiva stay-put once it arrived here as an energy particle, Light or photon, an ion or Atman (Vedavidu-That Knows All!). However, the story does not end here. In fact, a beautiful story unfolds hereafter! This unfoldment of inner beauty knows no end!

   The term 'para' refers to the other (than this here- aihika). It is, it is not! This is the Vedic expression. This 'para' is the other and we do not know whether it is or it is not! It exists as an invisible entity that almost appears to be nothing, but is everything! This is also the Vedic statement regarding the true state of the jivatman in its subtler state. This is 'param', dearest or the most loved one! This the perceiver who perceives the external world! The supreme Lord emphatically states that "I am the Self of all!". Thus the term para refers to the vast expanse of the inner world. The jiva may travel to the core of  its self and reach here! But, this inward journey needs a mentor, a guru! The inward journey starts only after the doors to the external sensuous mundane world are closed! One cannot stand both outside and inside of the house. But our experience is that we never close the doors to the external world even when we enter the house and say 'good night' and go to sleep! our mind wanders throughout the night only to flare up again! Thus, it seems inward journey of the jiva is a remote possibility!