Page 291 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

Saranagati or a state of Surrender that is a must in spiritual life. Thus, while sraddha has developed one does not proceed further to the stage of Surrender if we go alone in the path without the help of Pranahuti.
The point that is stressed here is that meditational practices as given by our Master should be followed strictly and we need not bother to practice other virtues advocated as essential to sadhana separately. Master is categorical in his statement that these follow as we practice. If we want to evaluate ourselves naturally it is wise to see whether the qualities and virtues spoken of in religious and spiritual literature have actually developed in us. Then and then only we gain social recognition and that is a precondition to enable us motivate others to follow the path of PAM. What are the parameters by which we could say we have progressed in spiritual life.
The first and foremost thing to note is that we should have a sense of freedom. Freedom is a much abused word. Since the French revolution it has been secularised to such an extent that it has now come to mean almost licentiousness and irresponsibility. Freedom
from bondages is our aim surely. But we 291