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Rajayoga Sadhana
A great wonder of the system is that a teacher trained in the system, though he may not himself be actually up to a certain stage, can yet make abhyasis have a taste of that stage through transmission. The reason is that it is not really the teacher himself who is imparting anything to the abhyasi through transmission, but the Great Master himself who does everything through the medium of the teacher's person. Thus the personal limitations of a teacher do not have any effect upon the abhyasi, and what he apparently seems to be transmitting comes direct from the Unlimited. The teacher must however have his will sufficiently developed to effect the course of the flow towards the abhyasi.
The next important thing to be kept in mind is the moral discipline which every one must be very particular about. He must never do a thing which might bring a bad name to himself or to the sanstha he belongs to. His way of living and dealing with others should be simple, unassuming and cordial, inspired with a feeling of love and sympathy for
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