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APPENDIX II
condition of the aspirant based on his diary and notes given by him orally or in writing. The Sukshma Sarira by definition is subtle and one has to exercise his will to expand the condition of the heart of the aspirant.
If the aspirant does not want to reveal his condition any amount of effort on the part of the trainer will not yield any result. The aspirant is likely to yield only when he has confidence in the trainer and is sure that help will be had from him. To study the condition of a person just for the sake of knowledge is an impossibility.
The trainer should will that the internal condition of the aspirant is taken out of his body and expand it in the space by the force of will from the point of the heart i.e. the heart of the aspirant becomes the center and his condition is expanded in a big sphere where the contents are noted. Then he should make a close observation of the condition of the components of the astral condition of the aspirant and thereby come to a conclusion about his condition.
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