Rewards of Discovering the Soul

The person, who has consciously discovered his inner-self as the nucleus of energies controlling the varied activities of his world, becomes a detached observer and witness of the ever-changing phenomena of names and forms around him. In spite of being a part of this scenario, such a person remains perpetually aware of the ever-liberated real self (Atma or soul). Like the petal of a lotus flower, which in spite of being surrounded by water, keeps afloat a little over the surface of water, an enlightened person does not get emotionally involved in the happenings of the world.

On the other hand, an unenlightened individual is like an unintelligent small child. So long as a man considers himself as a petty, helpless, tied-up being of the creation, nature treats him accordingly and provides him with means of subsistence befitting him self-image. If you regard yourself as a good-for-nothing, ordinary being, who takes pleasure only in gross physical cravings of flesh, your psyche will be the cesspool of evil tendencies like greed, desires for sensory pleasures, sex, flattery, etc. But once you become consciously aware of the immense potential of your soul by virtue of its eternal relationship to the Supreme Being, you will instantly start manifesting the attributes of your Diving Parentage. Your behavior and temperament will undergo a sea change. A small child does not mind dirtying his clothes, but as intelligent adult hates to do so, he feels very much embarrassed and ashamed. Likewise, when man becomes spiritually more evolved and aware, all the lowly animal tendencies like selfishness, greed, hatred, divisiveness, anger, violence, etc. effortlessly fall away from his nature like dry leaves and he is bestowed with virtuous attributes of divine nature e.g. altruism, loving kindness, inter-connectedness, compassion, selfless service, etc. - and these virtues continue growing with the progression of his spiritual evolution - just as a tadpole grows into a frog, it automatically sheds its tail.

(According to the well-known laws of science, in a compound, the substance having lesser density tends to dissociate from the associated matter. For example; having lesser density than that of water, oil and wood float on the surface of water. Similarly, because of lighter gases in it, hot air and flames in fire rise upwards in spite of downward pull of gravitational force and atmospheric pressure.)