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PATH OF GRACE
As is obvious any progress in the realm of spirituality is only through extreme devotion to God and commitment to reach the Goal. It is devotedness and devout application of one’s energy that leads to this knot. Having had some success in the knots 1 and 1b it is most likely that the sadhaka feels that he has developed spiritually and falls into the pit of pride of being ‘one up’. But the aspiration of the sadhaka aided by the Pranahuti (transmission) from a competent master surely helps overcome this problem. It is clear that the most important element on the spiritual path of the aspiration is inspiration. It comes as the divine response to his aspiration. Aspiration, inspiration, spiritual discrimination and intuition, the joy of the heart are so many aspects of the consciousness had in this sphere of the spirit. For the first time we feel lightness of being and feel as if we are birds soaring with both the wings fully stretched.
This knot is a replica of the original state of consciousness. As it becomes clear we feel all the states of consciousness from one of total bondage to that of total void through the states of devotion,
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