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of obedience or submission does not arise not to talk of surrender. On the contrary the second category disciples called Gurumatha obey the commands of the Master in all matters and try to submit to His will in all possible ways. Submission begins with obedience. When the disciple is impressed deeply with the great powers of a Master of higher attainments in spirituality, he is inwardly inclined to follow his biddings.
Conclusion
Before we end this Chapter on the Role of Abhyasi, a review of some very important aspects thereof will be in order. The Abhyasi should realize at the very outset that he is fully accountable for his progress and that the Master’s role is essentially one of support though he can not do without it ever. The Master states clearly that practice is the aspirant’s responsibility while spirituality is His responsibility. He says further that when we have played our part the Divine will never fail to play its part, which is Divine justice. The abhyasi shall have total goal clarity by reading the literature, participating in the various training programmes and workshops conducted (by the Institute- Imperience) and by doing his sadhana assiduously following the relevant instructions in letter and spirit. He should cultivate and maintain a yielding attitude to the Master and his trainer. He should develop loving attachment towards the Goal/Master and the spirit of trusteeship towards all things and persons who are entrusted to his care. He should feel that nothing really belongs to him and he has to discharge the duties towards the world and God thinking them to be Master’s biddings and dedicating them all to the Master without any concern for the results. He should try to be in tune with the Master’s consciousness trying to align his individual consciousness with it meaning thereby the Master’s aspirations and objectives become progressively his own. He should become aware that he is already blessed having the grace of the Divine Master through which alone he is able to feel the calm and tranquility in his meditations assisted by the divine influx of Panahuti and feel duly grateful.
This gratitude is to be expressed by sincere and meaningful participation as His instruments in the work undertaken by the Master, the overhauling of human consciousness. The trueabhyasi is one according to the Master on seeing whom one would ask who his Master is. This is possible only when he lives a life where other people are impressed by it and ask how he is able to do it and the person who is guiding him enabling him to lead such a life. This is in fact the purpose of the life according to the Ten Commandments and in particular the Ninth Commandment which asks the abhyasi to mould himself in such a way that love and piety arise in others. The sincere abhyasi can even take this to be the goal in practical life terms. One of the prime duties of all