Why Do the Wise Call the Aatman 'The Enjoyer'? – Kathopanishad
The atman is called 'the enjoyer' in the sense of the watcher, just as in a cinema hall you enjoy the show. How do you enjoy the show? By leaping into the screen? In the cinema hall, you enjoy the show by relaxing in your seat. That's what the atma does—it keeps relaxing in its seat. Even suffering is enjoyed in this detached manner, much like how we can enjoy tragic scenes in a movie. For the atma, there is no tragedy, as all suffering is false.
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Questioner: Acharya ji, why do the wise call the atman, ‘the enjoyer’?
Acharya Prashant: Enjoyer in the sense of the watcher, just as in a cinema hall you enjoy the show. How do you enjoy the show? By leaping into the screen? In the cinema hall, you enjoy the show. How do you enjoy it? By relaxing in your seat. That's what the atma does. It keeps relaxing in its seat.
Questioner: We are enjoying our sufferings.
Acharya Prashant: Yes, yes. Don't you enjoy even tragic scenes on the screen? That's what the atma does. For the atma there is no tragedy. We talked of it yesterday, right? All suffering is false. So where is the question of tragedy? It reminds me of my college days. So, you know young students, how they are. Brash. Hard. Mocking at everything. Sentimental. That's the environment in hostels. Nobody likes sissies there. If you are a mama's boy, if you display a lot of emotions, then you become butt of a lot of jokes.
