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them as dirt and refuse on the path made by us as a channel to reach Him. While meditating, if you secure even a temporary lull, it indicates a step of further progress, making the conflicting ideas disappear. It should be our serious endeavour to acquire a state of permanency in meditation, touching the inner most plane, whereby the idea of nearness to ultimate or God can be entertained, experienced and retained as long as possible.
Demolition of the past mostly is to be accomplished by strenuous effort of the abhyasi himself by exercising his free will, while devoted practice of meditation attracts Divine help where by deep seated impressions are got removed.
A method suggested by Rev Babuji Maharaj for cessation of creation of further samskaras ( impressions ) is that every act that is done by us is to be done in the thought that ‘it is my duty to do so’, so that the state of remembrance should continue steadfast. Such remembrance of God at all times (constant remembrance) ushers in deep attachment to the Divine leading to development of love towards Divinity which ultimately helps for devotion attaining its full form, Babuji exhorts that these two facets of love and devotion be mingled together so that the sadhak may be able to reach the goal soon.
Action of both body and mind lead to formation of samskaras. In the present life too, as in the past, actions performed by us result in formation of layer after layer of grossness around the original purity, resulting in course of time a condition similar to the cocoon of a silk-worm enwrapping the purity inside, making us unaware of its very existence, thus making us lead a life of artificiality with full of grossness. As regards the activity of the misdirected mind prompted by Prarabdha karma it indulges in impure thoughts, having lost the power of
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