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ROLE OF ABHYASI\u000Aforms of spiritual attainments) of Sadhana Chatushtaya (four elementary means) - Viveka (discrimination), Vairagya (renunciation), Shat Sampatti and Mumuksha (actual merging in the state of non-entity). The six sampattis of third sadhana are Sham (peaceful condition of mind), Dam (control of senses and indriyas), Uparati (self- withdrawal), Titiksha (state of fortitude), Shraddha (faith) and Samadhan (state of self settledness to the will of the Master). With the practice of Dhyana (meditation), all other states naturally fall in line as the mind gets disciplined and senses begin to come under control through the assistance taken from the Ultimate Thought force - the psychic energy. To achieve best results, the nature of thought - which is common between God and Man - for meditation should be such that it is in consonance with the nature of mind itself. Based on this theory and logic, the Master has stipulated that we should meditate on the Divine Light in the heart; not bothering about the nature of light or luminosity. As this thought - a supposition only - is accepted by the mind and heart getting into a state of absorption becomes natural, smooth and easy. The thought of Divine light gets absorbed in the mind as it is approximately near to the Original Thought.\u000AMeditation is the foundation of spirituality. In\u000Aour system preliminaries to meditation, meditation\u000A37\u000A