Page 182 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 7

“Lion hearted men alone dare approach reality”
Non-Injury, Contentment, Non-jealousy and celibacy become possible to be implemented in our life only because of this courage. Without courage none of these can be practiced. This is the stage we gain early in our sadhana and is experienced as a thoughtless condition. We should then step up into this thought-free realm by allowing the following higher facets of spirituality to help us develop our practice of meditation.
i) We should naturally but definitely, consciously defy any feeling that tells us that we are stuck with the thought process. The practice of ignoring the thoughts that arise during meditation suggested by the Master is a very important step in our progress. It may be noted that stepping back from our own thoughts and learning to watch them is the same as stepping up to a free mind. Being receptive to higher facets about ourself grants us the insight that the facets once
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