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Basic Writings of Sri Ramchandra
the place helps us further in the accomplishment of the task. Now it depends upon one’s individual capacity to expand it as much as he can. It has been generally observed, and the sacred shrines are a living proof of it, that this influence is not exhausted with the lapse of time, and even today pilgrims and visitors get benefited by it. Not only this, since the air blows through, it carries its fragrance to the adjoining layers also. Now there is contraction and expansion in each layer, so the effect thus caused continues to develop and expand.
As regards Asan or posture, it is a well known step of yoga. It is treated as a preliminary step and is much emphasized upon by the mahatmas, though the mystery at the bottom has not been revealed yet. Everything comes to light at the destined time. Before creation everything was in an almost inactive state and had dissolved into the Origin. But though they were dissolved into Origin losing their individuality, the previous impressions persisted. This was because of the shade of reality which remained under till the time of dissolution, which helped them to retain the effect of the impressions during the entire period of their existence. How long they continued to absorb this effect is beyond human imagination to determine. It must at least have been during the entire period of existence since the time of creation. The effect taken in by them was no other than the motion which generated from the shocks of the Root-Power. This being saturated with the effect remained slowly in motion and this continued indefinitely. This
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