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Master in His work 'Reality at Dawn' states that these Aavaranas are gained by souls almost from the beginning. "From the primary state of existence of the soul in its most subtle form we marched on to grosser and grosser forms of existence. These may be expressed as coverings round the soul. The earliest coverings were of the finest nature and with them we existed in our Home land, the realm of God. The additions of more and more coverings of ego continued and subsequently Manas (Psyche), Chit (Consciousness), Buddhi (intellect) and Ahankar (Ego) in cruder forms began to contribute to our grossness. In due course Samskaras (impressions) began to be formed which brought about their resultant effects". To rid ourselves of these aavaranas (which may be almost equated with the 23 concentric circles consisting of the layers of Maya, Ego and Splendor) is not an easy task to be accomplished. Here comes the assistance of the Trainers and the Master.
To clean the Chakras and carry on the yatra of the aspirant to the Ultimate is the responsibility of the real spiritual trainer. In this regard Rev. Dr K.C.Varadachari says that " The first experience that happens to us in this training
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