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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
the ideal. Our being is contaminated with all these, hence far below the ideal. Thus our attention being directed towards the attainment of purity of that highest level, we began to imitate it in all outward ways, looking particularly to the cleaning of the body. The external ways adopted for the purpose began to cast their effect upon the mind and thus the internal purity too began to develop. This continued process supplemented by our firm attention upon the Ideal contributed greatly to the attainment of highest purity. The process thus being accelerated, real purity began to flow in all through, and the mind began to get purified, producing good thoughts which helped us further in our pursuit. Thus we were doubly benefited. We had already resorted to means for the internal purification and now the external ways too began to help us a good deal in the work, and both combined together helped us immensely in the attainment of the objective. When both these get harmonised with each other, it becomes in itself a power which makes our path all the more smooth and we go on soaring higher and higher. Thus our feeling of purity helped us so efficiently in the attainment of the ideal.”(TC-10)
The spiritual progress is in accordance with one’s love for and faith in the Master and further stages too are directly dependent on and is proportional to the intensity of such love, devotion and Shraddha. The best method is ” leave everything to the Master”. Faith and love, all may get lost in Him and seeker has no knowledge as to what he may be doing. This means his perfect dependence to be wholly under the Master’s care. This may be called Complete Surrender. In such a state, there is good will to all; absence of ill-will towards everybody; absolute faith that the Master will protect and above all totally resort to Him only as Saviour.In such a condition, neither
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