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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 7
 one too, "delusion." Delusion is the perception that something is what it is not. It is a bias of perception and cognition caused by an "afflicted" mind and emotion.
These aspects of desire are movements- towards something or away from something. They cause pain because we give these desires some of our own thought power though it appears odd and difficult to accept this position. During meditation also these cravings and aversions are the forces that are active and this play of the unregulated mind is generally called disturbance by the aspirants. The solution to this problem is detachment from these mental modifications. That is why we are advised by the Master to brush off the thoughts of all types as uninvited guests which is the same as total detachment. While such total detachment is possible during meditation sessions it is advisable to have due attachment in affairs relating to day to day life.
Dreams and nightmares are our own original version of Reality, essentially a creation by our ingenious Mind. They are part of our personality and
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