Page 329 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
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Demolition of the past is a chapter in the Natural Path
devotion and regularity. Practical experience of all our brothers and sisters bear adequate testimony to this fact. Babuji himself says that it is difficult to keep our attention always on God. We are generous enough to ourselves in making as many concessions as possible as excuses for possible slips and breakdowns in the way of our regularity in Sadhana.
As all Abhyasis and Trainers of the institute are serious and devout sadhakas of the system, discussion and reiteration of the procedures in meditation, cleaning and importance of commandments appear redundant which is carrying coals to Newcastle. Added to this, we all have been enjoying the privilege of discussing serious subjects such as ‘Meditation is not enough’, ‘Mind can be known by mind and Divinity can be known by Divinity’ and several others, which greatly facilitate better understanding of the system and is illuminative. However, as the topic of this seminar requires dealing with the given subject, certain points need importance and stress.
We believe in rebirth and Prarabdha. We have passed through several births earlier and accumulated impressions ingrained in our brains due to wrong suggestions given to the mind which do not find a way out for clearance due to our adopting grosser methods of worship. It is here, the demolition of the past accumulations is called for, for which methods of cleaning are prescribed where free will is to be employed to get rid of accumulations. Maximum effort is needed by the abhyasi himself. Great stress is laid on this aspect of cleaning, since the heart is already filled with undesirable matter, no vacuum can be created for entry of the Divine effulgence. Though we are exposing ourselves to several sessions of cleaning, deep seated impressions do not easily give way creating conflicting ideas disturbing attainment of peace during meditation. Babuji describes
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