Vidya Wati

Ma Vidya Wati, a saintly person from India, delivers in this, and her other forthcoming books, a wondrous blend of wisdom and devotion that bring hope to us in this complex world around us. She spent her whole life breathing and living the very same sublime theme—rooted in Vedanta and Indian mysticism—that she presents in her works.

She adds in her words from the book: Who am I… you want to know? I am the Ātmā. The Ātmā? What is that? —You ask.

How is one to talk of the Ātmā! Verily how can one even begin to talk of the Ātmā!! But one tries—although you see one tries in vain. Beyond the world of tempered realities and distempered reveries, beyond the pair of inverses—there where the soul sits still—there the majestic bird of the Ātmā dwells in peace… and that is the Ātmā which I am... and so are you.

The skies may hold a bright daylight, or a dense night; and all around it may be the burning flames from hell, and beyond that only a sea of venom with no way out; or life may be cast over into wide wilderness, coursing through a blind flight; and a drying lake of tears—precipitation of grief—may gather thick all around; but the charming bird of the Ātmā within, ever reposes in peace; or at times he soars up in flight: to enter the Infinite… and I am that Ātmā.

Verily beyond the body, pain, mind, and heart; beyond crazed frenzied spirits and worried jealous hearts; beyond the giddy dance of ravish and the frantic paces of anguish; and beyond fabian friends and fierce fiends; and beyond the day and night; and beyond the rest, unrest and tempests—the charming bird of the Ātmā ever dwells in peace; and at times he gets ready to fly… and I am that Ātmā.

Yes, I am that Ātmā my friend. And so are you.

(© Vidya Wati. This is copyrighted material culled from the Author’s book; and it may not be copied/used without permission.)