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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM
If that is so why is it that we are pestered with so many thoughts, which distract and disturb us whenever we try to remain in a contemplative mood or sit for meditation? Prana is always in a state of balance and equanimity whenever it is dwelling on the thoughts of the Origin or Base or Ultimate. When it by peculiar circumstances gets attached to anything other than the Origin it tries to wriggle itself of the clutches of such grosser matter. This is the beginning of awareness of thoughts or consciousness. This is the most profound theory of Sri Ram Chandraji. The awareness of thoughts is due to their rejection by mind, is a singular contribution of the Master to the field of psychology.
This has enormous influence in the method suggested by him for meditation. Meditation can be done on anything and one can obtain such results as may come. But if one wants the best results the nature of the thought for meditation should be such that it is in consonance with the nature of mind itself. Based on this logic the Master has suggested that we should meditate on the Divine light in the heart not bothering about the nature of light or luminosity. Once this thought is accepted as fit for meditation, getting into a state of absorption becomes easy. It may be noted that
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