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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
only, remained lingering for whole life on the very first or the second stage and could not cross it [Pg 123]”. Under such circumstances instead of getting stuck like in a whirlpool, it is but viveka to seek help of a worthy master of high caliber who can push one to higher realms so that the journey towards Infinity continues.
B. It is but common that miseries are part of life. I personally was of a brooding nature and used to think that greatest miseries have dawned only on me. Had I been an advocate of self-effort only, I would have been stuck in the middle of nowhere and there would be no emancipation in sight. The pitfalls due to ego, caste, attachments, have been no less and the limitations imposed by the kosas also hinder our progress. Further the complacency due to some spiritual advancement also hinders spiritual progress. We buckle under our own weight and more likely will be too late by the time we find out! That is the truth or the fact of life. Unless the watchful eye of an adept is around it is sure to be an arduous journey. The sessions of Pranahuti, the practice of the Ten Commandments and the various meditational practices are being of immense help to firmly tread the path of Satyapad. The way of life is more vivid and balanced than before, and of course there is long ways to go.
In PAM, the support of the Master comes in the form of yogic transmission called Pranahuti. “Power of transmission is a yogic attainment of a very high order by which a Yogi can infuse by his own will force the Yogic energy or Godly effulgence within any one and remove anything unwanted in him or detrimental to his spiritual progress” [SS Pg 227, Basanth 2004 edition].
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