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PURIFICATORY PROCESS
fully understanding the concept of cleaning that is essential in the purification process of oneself. The Tenth Commandment says, “At bed time feeling the presence of God, repent for the wrongs committed. Beg forgiveness in a supplicant mood resolving not to allow repetition of the same.”
Every aspirant, therefore, has to introspect and analyze his own follies. Though we strive to be on the path of good and righteousness, engaged as we are in the worldly activities it is found by us to be not possible always and we are conscious of our swerving away from the path of Good/ God. The awareness of our own failing is a basic necessity; without this the question of repentance does not arise. Master commands that we take note of our failings and become conscious of our impurities every day and pray to God for help. One has to review one’s whole day’s thoughts and talks and actions and discern the imperfect manner of having done them. The keeping of a diary is helpful not merely for the purpose of noting our spiritual experiences but also of our wrongdoings, doings done on our own initiative and without feeling of God’s and Master’s presence and direction. It is necessary to review these and note them so that the mere entry of it in our diary
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