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enjoyer of every one of our actions and thoughts; of course this state is the result of considerable journey in knots 4 and later 9 assisted by Pranahuti and meditations on points A and B (Ref. BP V1 3rd edition p 101-2).
The Master talks about the problems encountered by the aspirant in surrendering; He points out that if there is any thing difficult on the path of righteousness it is surrender if taken up directly (that ensures the result), meaning thereby most of the aspirants have to surrender to a Master of caliber and through Him to the Lord. He emphasizes the need of yielding to the Master which is the first step towards surrender. Mostly people make verbal surrender as they do when they bow before the idol in the temple and this will not do. The best way of surrender is to feel dependence on God preceded by yielding to the Master.
Usually there is awareness in the person, his ‘I’ consciousness, when he surrenders and in course of time it is this ‘self’ which develops and not surrender. The consciousness of separate entity not only bars the spirit of surrender but produces sometimes undesirable results. The Master illustrates this by saying that the tiger if it knows that it is tiger it would pounce upon its cubs.
Ideal attitude for effecting true surrender
The ideal attitude for effecting surrender in the proper manner is that of the child which runs to its mother when it sees a tiger not thinking for a moment whether its mother would indeed be in a position to protect it from the tiger. This condition of innocence, simplicity and implicit unquestioning faith in the Master is attained in the course of the march towards surrender. Master draws our attention to King Bharata, the brother of Sri Rama, as a beautiful example of surrender. When Bharata went to the forest along with the people of Ayodhya to induce Sri Rama to return to the city, Sri Rama replied to the entreaties of the people by saying that He would return if Bharata would ask Him to do so. But Bharata calmly replied that it was not for him to command but only to follow.
This is an illustration of implicit obedience to the Master and His will exhibited by a person who has matured sufficiently in surrender. Yielding and obedience to the Master by following His instructions in good faith are also preliminary requirements for the development of surrender, though it may appear somewhat artificial to start with.
Perfect Surrender
Describing the state of perfect surrender, the Master states that in such a state the abhyasi will be in close touch with Reality all the time and the current of divine effulgence will continue its flow to him without any break. The