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faith in the means is had in the very beginning by the abhyasiwhen he experiences calmness and peace in the heart due to the divine influx of Pranahuti and that faith is reinforced by repeated exposures to this divine influx and also the progressive lightness and calmness felt by him within himself as he marches along the path. Further the realization that all of us have a common parentage in that Ultimate which has resolved to yawn towards us as the Master puts it and which is manifested as the flow of the divine superfine consciousness or Pranahuti into us, gives us the confidence that the Divine loves us and has accepted every one of us. In fact we realize that the Divine or Master loves us more than we love Him. The fact that we have somehow become worthy of His attention perhaps more because of His choice to be attentive to us as shown in our experience of the divine flow into us and this capacity to attract His attention gives us the confidence that one day we can reach Him. Thus the means in the system of SRRY includes the methods and prayers advised to the abhyasi, the Pranahuti offered by the trainers in the system and the Master Himself as will be seen later. There should be one goal, one means and one Master for the abhyasi determined to succeed. The practicant should follow strictly the instructions he receives for the various practices in letter and spirit and should not adopt those he may encounter in the advice of the Master or the guides to some other followers in entirely different contexts.
The Master stresses upon the need for faith in one’s spiritual guide or Master which is the other factor of great significance in one’s spiritual life. The help of a capable Master with practical attainments in the field of spirituality is indeed indispensable and He is the only medium through whom the divine impulse comes to the aspirant.
The Master advises the aspirant to go about this selection of the guide which he has to do himself after having a clear conception of the goal by associating himself with the guide/Master for sometime trying and testing him by all means in our power for judging his real worth. The choice can make or mar our spiritual future; hence lot of caution and circumspection is needed. The Master has said elsewhere that if one feels relatively calm and peaceful in the presence of the guide and the mind of the seeker is steady unmindful of the various problems confronting him at least for the time he is in association with that guide, such a guide is capable of assisting him on the path. Once we are convinced of the guide’s capabilities through reason and experience we may accept him as our Master and submit to His guidance. The Master sounds a note of caution that one should not blindly follow a person having been attracted by his outward imposition and display of knowledge. We must seek the real thing we crave for in him and we are thus convinced we start feeling an inward attraction towards Him and think Him to be the very person who
































































































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