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REAL MAN
identicality with it. In a word everything becomes possible and attainable when we get ourselves attached with the real man beyond man.”8 It is no wonder therefore that He stated, He makes Masters. We are attached to the Master so that we become real man and in the process got a very high responsibility of being masters too.
He further asserts that “The main purpose of training is that a man should begin to imbibe within him as much of godly attributes as possible. If this is not achieved the system of training is defective and consequently of no avail. Proper making of a man must be the natural result of the right type of training. Proper making comprises of the right moulding of mind with due moderation in the exercise of all our senses and faculties. Thus the right type of training under the guidance of a capable master is by far the most important factor in our proper making without which higher attainments in spirituality are never possible. Most of the people have, in some way or the other, a natural inclination towards God, yet those who succeed in realizing God are very rare. The cause is defective guidance and wrong training which leads a man away from the real path with the result that he is lost forever. Now for a man of ordinary capacity it is a pretty hard task
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