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(12) परमार्थसोपान therefore, it is said that we are pursuing the goal of Adhyatma-Vidya which is the quest of the Supreme Self, we are getting beyond the dogmatic and sectarian controversies "What we have always stressed is the fundamental spiritual state variously called ब्रह्मानुभव, ब्रह्मस्पर्श, साक्षात्कार etc. that is, direct communion with the Divine, the direct union of the human Soul with the Divine "" " What may be regarded as the reconditioning of man's nature must take place, so that his Self soaks and sinks completely in the spirit of the Divine". 3. "Paramartha Sopana may be translated either as the Ascent to the Divine, or the Way to Perfection. Wherever philosophy has been seri- ously pursued, wherever religion has been under- stood in the truest sense of the word, it has meant the study of the true nature of the Self. All reli- gions and philosophies at their highest are agreed on this point. ' ✓ 4. Socrates was asked when he was to die Where shall we bury you'? He gave the ans- wer 'You may bury my body, but my soul you cannot bury; it is incorruptible and imperishable.' The Upanishads say, however far you may go, there is something beyond. The limits of Self are unreachable. There is something which exists beyond logic and language. Buddhism holds that one can rise to be Buddha. The potentialities of human nature extend to Divinity. Jainism makes