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Bodhayanti Parasparam – Vol 10
PITFALLS IN THE PATH
My dear associates in the path,
1. On this auspicious occasion of the birthday of our dear Master Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj of Shahjahanpur, India it is but prudent to evaluate our spiritual practice and spiritual progress. We have had occasions to share our experiences. To evaluate our meditational states it is necessary to identify the conditions and states we expect to gain access to. Enough has been written and spoken earlier on many occasions about the stages of progress and we also developed tools to assess our progress in the path based on the Teri Commandments of the path and the spiritual conditions that get delineated as per the book Towards Infinity.
2. The aspirants in the path have different reasons and expectations as the outcome of their practice. From the statements of aspirants joining our training programs we can list out some of their expectations. Many who have mainly the benefit of stress reduction as an outcome of spiritual practice err in the beginning. Let us clarify why we are meditating. Meditation is being sold in the West as a stress-reduction technique. It can help reduce stress, but its original purpose is to help us realise our true state. Meditation is not sleep aid. Several meditation practices like mindfulness practiced on a daily basis is said to offer stress relief. But we all are practicing the Natural Path of
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