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ways that they would never listen to the ways suggested to them for extricating themselves from the meshes.
The thing with which we started in the beginning thus becomes an impediment to our advancement on the path. In fact there can possibly be no hallmark to the advancement of the human soul, because we have finally to enter into infinity. If, however, we may be able to take into account, in some way or the other, the final approach of man, then the very thing we take up in the beginning will lead us on along the path, and God will Himself present to us a Master who can take us on to the real vision of the Immaterial Absolute. On the other hand if one has not grasped the idea of true Reality, the means or methods he takes up for the purpose shall serve as a bondage against further advancement. The only thing required for the sure success shall therefore be intense restlessness for the attainment of the goal which shall bring the real Master to your doors.
For those who want to have at least a peep into the Reality the proper method shall, in my opinion, be that which touches the inner core of the heart. The external means usually adopted for the purpose are really of no avail and do not lead one towards the goal.
In order to discover proper methods for it we must take into account the cause which finally brought into being the entire creation. Definitely there was some power at work for the purpose. What was it? It was only the 'Thought', pregnant with the idea of creation, as well as with that of preservation and dissolution in the back ground. The same thought descended down into man and became part and parcel of his being. If we can properly utilise this power with us the mystery is solved. The thought has the same force, but within man it is limited to the extent of the human level. It develops into potentiality as we grow, and takes different spheres and regions for our existence, which we have all to pass through during our march towards the Goal. These, expressed as bondages, serve for veils which do not allow us even to peep into Reality. It is only when a worthy Master of calibre comes up to our help, that we are able to tear them off in order to make our passage to the Absolute Reality smooth and easy. There are plexuses, centres and sub-centres which also bar our progress at earlier stages. We have to pass through these in our pursuit of Reality. Complications also arise by the effect of our wrong thinking and practice, which we have to clear off through the process of cleaning.