Mergence in the Cosmic Consciousness (Brahman), of which each one is an expression, is not a novel achievement gained by effort. It is only the awareness of an existing fact, in a flash. One is Brahman already, inherently, inseparably so. Salt, which is an expression of the nature of the ocean, might be noticed in many lands, on many occasions, in many forms and many compounds. But it retains its truth, which is cognisable in its taste. Originating from the sea, salt lends the quality of the sea to every article with which it is associated, whether it be milk, syrup or clear tasteless water. So too, though the individualised spark of consciousness has woven a cocoon around itself and assumed a form and a name, it—that is to say, man—can never give up its essential Atmic nature. As the ocean announces that the salt crystal is its own, itself, in the same way the Lord announces in the Gita: Mamaivamsho jeevaloke jeeva bhutah Sanatanah— “A unit of Mine, which is eternal, has become life, in this world of Life.” No wonder the Veda addresses living beings as “Children of the Immortal One” and “Inheritors of Immortal Bliss”.