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PATH OF GRACE
natural that the urge to go forward for the merger with the Divine takes a deeper root. This urge naturally creates restlessness and is felt by the sadhakas as a mental disturbance. The Master states that this state of restlessness is the final phase of the first knot itself. If the condition of Jnana that 'every thing that exists, reveals the presence of the Divine' (Viveka) does not develop into the understanding that 'nothing belongs to us but is only that of the Divine' (Vairagya) and that is not reinforced by devotion and love, this development of restlessness for the realization of the Ultimate does not develop. This knot reveals the same colour of yellow as the first knot. Some have recorded orange or crimson yellow also. Even during laya Avastha in this knot there is mental restlessness to reach the goal. To be more precise that is the laya Avastha at this knot. This is mainly due to the spiritual yearning and it has nothing to do with normal disturbing thoughts due to impurity (mala), or distortion (vikshepa). It is to be understood that any thought, which is not backed by piety, gets reflected disproportionately in mind that one is likely to
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