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MORE ON THE NATURE OF KNOTS
limitations of the body. Body awareness is totally lost and one finds himself expanding. Prejudices and conflicts die down. Practices of the 8th and 9th commandments promote our being in the condition of the knot in a subtle way all through. Samadhi of a type which is surely superior to ordinary states is felt. Always there is a feeling that we are growing banishing barriers of being, and dwelling in consciousness per se is experienced. Various aspirants feel this as continuous remembrance, constant state of vibrations through the body etc.,
The practice of the tenth commandment starts the process of development of humility further and in the deep core of our being we come to understand how much we are attached to the ideals and ideas and got stuck. The state of Viveka gains deeper meaning and restlessness in the condition is felt. However the transition to the higher region is not that simple as the earlier ones- where itself we fret and fume with exhaustion and disgust. Disgust now gets replaced by trust in the Master and a competent one pushes us to the realm of Brahmand. The wisdom gained in the 5th knot namely when we
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