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entangled within one or the other view. The highest spiritual attainment is only possible when we go beyond. In fact spirituality begins where religion ends. Religion is only a preliminary stage for preparing a man for his march on the path of freedom. Further religion only sheds light on the path and provide inducement for giving up savage ways to become human. When he has set his foot on the path, he is then beyond the limits of religion. End of religion is the beginning of spirituality and the end of Reality is the real bliss. When that is gone, we have reached the destination. This is highest mark which is almost inexpressible in words”. Hence we have to conclude that the destination (i.e.) the final goal is beyond the scope of religion under the present prevailing conditions.
What next is the question? Option left to us now is to tread the path of spirituality. How should, then, we go about to achieve the goal under spiritual practices? The main criteria for achieving the highest goal should, however, be broadly as mentioned hereunder.
1.Goal fixing 2. Ways and means (i.e.) method to be adopted and 3. Proper and competent Guide or Guru.
The cursory guidelines for the above, in a nutshell, may be taken as follows.
Our goal of life shall be final stage where we are nearest to the super active centre or zero, which is the primeval cause of the entire manifestation and to which everything will ultimately return after Mahapralaya.
The most helpful methods (ways and means) would only be those which are quite simple and natural and free from all grosser effects. For acquiring that which is the subtlest beyond all possible limits, we must naturally be attracted towards means which tend to make us the lightest and subtlest. Further the method shall be
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