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We may thus see the considerable importance attached by the Master to anubhava on the spiritual path as a valid source of knowledge. But caution has to be exercised by the aspirant in this regard. He has to ensure that his anthahkarana (senses, chitta, manas and buddhi) are always maintained in a state of purity through contemplation of the Holy Divine in a spirit of devotion and surrender. He needs to consecrate the jnanendriyas and karmendriyas by dedicating them to the cause of the Master and keep his individual will solely at the disposal of His will. The physical, vital and mental levels of being have to be kept pure always.
Different worlds for different people
The Master comments on the worlds attained by people of different kinds and caliber; the scriptures mention that the men of sinful deeds go to hell, the ignorant reach paradise perhaps through good deeds. Ignorant here can mean here their lack of knowledge and clarity of the Real goal which makes for freedom from bondage and still higher possibilities of spiritual evolution. To those who are innocent it is the Brahmaloka. But as for the ‘wise’ and learned people they create for themselves an artificial paradise in which they try to live. Knowledge and ignorance are only relative, as today’s vidya is tomorrow’s avidya as has been amply proved in modern science. That is why every true learner is in a constant process of un-learning. We have to arrive at a stage of transcendence over these fixed goals or limited notions of vidya and avidya. Hence the Master says that we can enjoy the Real realm of Brahma or Brahma lokaonly by coming to the condition of complete ignorance in which state the seeker is in a state of infancy being totally unaware of his own condition and his own existence as a separate entity (Ref CW1 Revered. K.C.Varadachari p 190). Thus the Brahmaloka the realm of the Supreme is reserved only for those who have become as innocent as an infant baby.
 































































































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