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develop the state of merging in the state of wandering. This offers us opportunity to experience its condition, which is somewhat peculiar in nature.
By now we acquire control over the element of air. But the air here is quite changed. There are no gusts in it. It is something very calm and soothing. At this point an abhyasi often develops two conditions. Sometimes a feeling of sadness is felt and tears well up while he is passing from this state of knowledge to that of the real one. And sometimes the air here thrills him with experiences exciting laughter and weeping. In our system an abhyasi is not allowed to stay long at this state but is taken onwards after having developed the state of identicality through the Master’s power. Thus the time now comes for the abhyasi to move ahead. The full knowledge of the pind - or the material sphere - is now attained.
There is a particular sound too at every knot, the higher the knot the sweeter is the sound. It is loudest in the pind - material sphere - but it grows softer and softer as we ascend higher. If one concentrates one’s attention over these sounds or on their rhythmic rise and pitch he develops only the siddhis or the miracle- working capacity. The sound at all the five knots, though slightly different, is much similar to each other. It is known as the Wisdom of Five-Fires4 (Panch Agni Vidya) over which Ravana had acquired full control. But friends, my purpose is not to make one a demon, so I keep them unrevealed. Let any
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