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best suited to him or her according to the capacity of his or her individual mind, in consultation with his or her trainer. It is to be kept in mind that Pranahuti is not available during this individual cleaning and it is only the individual will which is to be exercised in the process. The Master’s support is there but only indirectly.
The three methods involve namely, the agnitatva or the fire principle, which is one of the most effective purificatory elements as conceived in tradition, as in the process described by the Master in the text which helps to burn off the impurities in the form of vapour or smoke leaving from behind. The second one involves the water principle another purificatory element when the abhyasi thinks he is immersed in the ocean of bliss and the pure waves of the ocean are passing through his system and cleansing him of dirt and disease. The last one involves the divine light imagined to be at the top of the head and that the abhyasi is linked to it and the light is employed as the cleansing agent by passing it through the entire system (Ref. PAM BP V1). It may be mentioned that mala or superficial dirt can be removed through the above individual cleaning process and the trainer’s help is to be availed through Pranahuti for the removal of the other two types of impurity, vikshepa and avarana.
Effective cleaning requires the steady application of one’s own will in removing the blemishes and this hardly possible unless he has created a firm resolution to attain the goal. One of the fundamentals in cleaning is that only the thing which had been originally pure can be cleaned so that it regains its original purity. The Master says that we are all descended from Purity and we need to get back to the original condition by removing the dirt deposited upon our innermost core, the contamination having been sustained by our own misguided and wrong actions. This realization makes it possible for one to apply his will in the process. It is necessary that the will is applied assiduously during the cleaning process and it is to be ensured that theabhyasi does not unconsciously drift into the state of meditation dwelling on the very things to be removed. The will is to be firmly exercised that all the impurities and grossness are removed from the system and one has become purer than when he began the session. If the practice has been followed properly, the aspirant feels purified, lighter and is eager to contemplate on the divine or the Master. He is filled with renewed enthusiasm in the pursuit of the goal. His confidence gets a boost and the faith in the Master and himself is reinforced. Realization grows within the practicant that oneness with the Lightest and the Purest is possible only when he also becomes likewise and that he can not enter the pure realms of the Absolute with the solidities and impurities. Regularity in cleaning is a sign of cooperation with the Master who has dedicated Himself to the task of spiritual up-lift of the abhyasi. It is also
































































































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