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PATH OF GRACE
remained unattained in spite of all the efforts of the pursuer. Perception has no approach up to it. People tend to consider this state of Tam as their deadliest enemy. But if you ever happen to study a person in whom this state of complete ‘ignorance’ is reigning in full swing you will find that at the highest pitch of advancement he, like an infant baby, has no awareness of his own condition. But if a slight touch of Sat is applied to it, he will then begin to have cognisance of his state of Tam. This is due to the fact that the meeting point of the two leads to the creation of a new state identical with that which was the basis of Creation.”
The final state of consciousness that is achieved thus can be seen to be one of total Ignorance. The spiritual journey which started from the initial stage of ignorance (avidya) and graduated through various stages of knowledge (Jnana) culminates in total Ignorance. In Master’s own words “One on the Divine path is supposed to be marching from darkness to light. Let darkness be Avidya (as it is commonly represented) and light Vidya. Sahaj Marg does not have Light for its goal. It is but an
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