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Role of Master
moved by his intense devotion, shielding him at the same time from every risk and danger, and it was he alone on whom such an experiment could have been tried. I however regret to say that none else has so far offered me sufficient inducement to act similarly in his case. On my part I am ever over- desirous to give you all the greatest by way of spiritual lift and in the minimum possible time. If you advance even one step onwards, I am over-zealous to advance four steps towards you.
I am reminded of the words of Swami Vivekananda saying, ―The human form, longing for moksha and association with an elevated soul, is a difficult job to secure‖. It is no doubt exactly so. There are of course very few who really crave for moksha or any higher aim. But the longing of the type which may amount to intense craving is still more difficult, and rare too. But even intense craving for the Goal may not alone be of much avail unless one has got closely attached to one of the highly elevated souls. Now suppose this also is there, even then one thing remains wanting therein, and that is the abhyas or the practice. Thus all these factors
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