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set their thought on it constantly. In Raja Yoga, the helm is our strong determination which helps us to steer on to the destination. Master\u0027s support is the \u2018boat\u0027 itself to ply through the vast ocean of spirituality. It is the essence. There will certainly be numerous whirls and currents at places but the strength of our \u2018will\u0027 and \u2018complete surrender\u0027 to the Master help us proceed straight to the Destination. Faith in the Master is basic for reaching higher levels of growth. Since our eye is fixed on spirituality, we should take up the ideal which is the highest as also that associated with the Absolute. Thus, to reach the Infinite Absolute is the primary spiritual duty of the man. Divine help is always available and Master\u0027s support is the \u2018Essence\u0027 of our system of Sri Rama Chandra\u0027s Raja Yoga, there is no doubt; but only when the Supreme is convinced of the aspirant\u0027s earnestness of purpose. When the reaction creates a stir in the Infinite, it indicates that we are getting absorbed in the great Being. This means that the distance between the God and the abhyasi is reduced and this idea of remoteness begins to fade away. With increasing intensity of our meditation with love and devotion, our nearness goes on increasing up to the final limit where the very feeling of separateness or aloofness, having merged in the Reality, becomes completely extinct and assumes the form of latent motion that existed at the time of\u000A90\u000A