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Silence Speaks
their hearts in the form of solidity and grossness which, in certain cases, I have not been able to wash off over the course of years. So long as the method of practice is not subtle, the realisation of the subtlest can never be possible.
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TYPES OF BURNING DESIRE FOR SPIRITUAL ELEVATION
You say that you have a burning desire for spiritual elevation. I also believe it is exactly so. But then the burning may have three aspects. The first is the suppressed smouldering, giving out thick smoke; the second has occasional sparks in it; and the last is the bright burning flame, capable of reducing every thing to ashes in a moment's time. The first two states are subject to the effect of wetness and solidity, while the last is subject to exposure to the combustible matter in the air. When the wetness or solidity which hampers combustion is removed by the effect of inner heating, the final action starts with full force. But then there is the electric fire as well, which bye-passes the first two steps and appears only in the final state, free from smoke or vapours. If
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