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SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS, POINTS AND CLARIFICATIONS
Ajapa:
I sincerely took up the method of meditation after I passed the S.S.L.C and Matriculation examination . Within six months, I saw in meditation that the whole of my heart was filled with soothing light, and a plant full of light was emitting forth light from all branches and leaves. I continued practice. Six months later. I noticed a peculiar thing in my heart, that my heart was reciting the word “Om”. This we call Ajapa. How does it start ? If the Master infuses it with His divine Power it starts immediately. If it is left to the abhyasi, it gives a shaking to the heart twice or thrice when it starts. It also starts throughout the particles of the body which we call Anahata.
[Year 1922, A.B. I, Pg. 20-21, II Edition-1980]
Peace, Satisfaction and Restlessness :
(Clarification) “When I used to go to my Master, people used to come to Him for Realisation. Now most of the persons who come to me want only peace. Time has brought such a change. Restlessness is prevailing everywhere. Everybody is hungry for peace. But the difficulty is that nobody knows what peace is. If one who worships God daily is somehow not able to worship one day in the morning, he feels restless; and when he does it, satisfaction is there. People think satisfaction is peace, so they are not peaceful, but only satisfied. Actually restlessness comes from peace or rest which burrows its way to Divinity. Peace is the substance we want and restlessness is the instrument we use. What we gain from restlessness is peace. Restlessness gives you advancement to Divinity.
The state of peace is dormant, while the state of satisfaction is active. Peace at the Ultimate state becomes non-peace peace, and satisfaction at its Ultimate state becomes gross and heavy. Peace touches the silent aspect of God, while satisfaction touches the active part of God. Activity should be there if you want to come at real peace. Satisfaction is production of man, whereas peace is the production of God.”