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APPENDIX I - KOSAS
In the Xth Commandment the Master asks us to pray before going to bed. Bed reminds us of rest- the natural inclination of Matter or inertia. This desire for rest we know is capable of making us perform the prayer as a routine or a ritual and makes it a mockery of prayer. This needs to be resisted by means which can best be adopted by the individuals concerned. It is necessary that we offer prayer much before our eyes droop while studying or watching T.V. It is necessary to decide the time of prayer and as we get absorbed in the condition of submissiveness to the Divine we should adjourn to the bed. This is an effective way of controlling the Annamaya Kosa which always waits to steal a march over the desire to manifest the Divine in life.
The only way for us to control the Annamaya Kosa for our spiritual progress is to, as Master puts it ‘gird up our loins’ and give priority to sadhana over all other activities.
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