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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM
person lies in deciding what is good for his sadhana, appropriate alone should be taken into consideration.
Aspiration should not be of the form of desire but it should be a feeling of one’s souls need and a quiet settled will to turn towards the Divine and seek the Divine. It is not easy to get rid of the mixture of desire entirely but with the help of the Master it should be possible for all sadhakas, if they work diligently towards this end. One has to work on himself.
Only by practice is it possible for us to develop calm, discrimination and detachment without indifference. This is the condition in Knots 1 and 1a. I changed this word from that of Babuji. He used to say develop due attachment, I say detachment without indifference. I thought that this expresses the idea much better. The same thought I am trying to express from a different set of words. Indifference is what we should avoid. Detachment has to go. Viveka has to come. What is Viveka? Viveka is to remain calm, quiet seeking him ultimately, waiting for him.
This leads us to a condition to live within in a constant aspiration for the Divine and to look at life with
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