Page 57 - Goal of Life

GOAL OF LIFE\u000Amystery as well as efficacy of constant remembrance. The moment formation of Samskaras ceases, the freedom from bondages is in sight and realisation is not far away. To achieve perfection and excellence in our abhyas, the most important and efficacious role is \u201CConstant Remembrance\u201D.\u000ADevotion\u000AConstant remembrance, in fact, is a natural development of meditational practices and it requires efficiency when the abhyasi has become devoted to the object of meditation or constant prayer. It then ceases to be dry abhyas and becomes a stimulating and all absorbing engagement. The fire of love and devotion alone burns down trivial trash and wins the gold from the dross. The burning of love may, however, have three stages. The first is the suppressed smouldering giving thick smoke. The second has occasional sparks in it; and the last one gives the bright burning flame capable of reducing every thing to ashes in a moment\u0027s time. The first two stages are subject to their exposure to the combustible matter in the air. When the solidity which hampers combustion is removed by the effect of inner heating, the final action starts with full force. But, then, there is the Electric fire as well which by passes the first two stages, and appears only in the final state, free from\u000A52\u000A