Page 336 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
Pranahuti. As we know, Pranahuti is received in individual sittings and group meditations. In a group meditation, cleaning of the heart in general, to the extent the abhyasi can take it happens. Each abhyasi who is participating receives pranahuti to the extent he or she can take it and cleaning too happens to that extent. In individual sittings, the major portion of it is undertaken. Apart from cleaning, other tasks are also performed during Pranahuti but are not discussed here.
Pranahuti by definition is the offering of the thought for the spiritual betterment of the abhyasi and the trainer does this work. When the trainer is giving a sitting to the abhyasi, he cleans the abhyasi’s heart by following one of the methods suggested by Babuji Maharaj. This is more effective than the abhyasi cleaning himself because the trainer’s will is more effective and the trainer can remove deeper layers of the samskaras which the abhyasi by himself will take longer to remove. Apart from this, the trainer attends to the cleaning of the various knots.
The trainer sees some obstruction to the flow, or he sees some darkness or impurity and applies his will for its removal. When the abhyasi starts his sadhana and goes to a trainer for a sitting, the abhyasi doesn’t see any relationship with the trainer and he goes for the sitting as one of the requirements of sadhana. As wisdom dawns on him, he sees the role of the trainer and the relationship starts building from his side. From the trainer’s side, the relationship starts from the beginning. Some see the master as the brother, some see the master as the mother, father, teacher, guru or friend or any other way.
Relationship helps in sharing our feelings better. It is only when we share our feelings, we reduce its effect on our heart. For eg, we have some good news or we had success, our heart is excited and there is more load on the heart. We share the good news with our well-wishers who
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