NOTES FROM PRABHAVANANDA

In his discussion of Shankara’s Crest Jewel of Discrimination, Swami Prabhavananda noted the following:

In this life we can only think in terms of time, space, and relativity, so it’s difficult for us to grasp what God is, hence what the Atman is.

As long as we seek God outside ourselves, we will never find Him.   God is within.

When finally we realize God, we understand immediately that it is an experience unlike anything else we have known.  It is a transcendental episode. 
 
With realization, we become purified in body, mind, and heart.  Our inner life is transformed. 
 
Once we have realized God, it is permanent.  We do not unrealized Him.