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the lower ones and can transmit the effect into the abhyasi so that they may adopt the same character’.
Yet the Master says that if the laya avastha with the Master is total, the trainer can help even beyond his own level of approach, the suggestion having in such a case access to the highest level. But it is to be borne in mind that laya with the Master is not so easy of accomplishment being attained just by the mere wishing for it. Wishes are to be distinguished from will which is a concrete idea acted upon within a certain spatiotemporal frame. It is the
that is executed into an action through suggestions in a subtle, subtler or subtlest way.
Use of suggestions in pranahuti and hypnotism- differences
We have mentioned that Pranahuti is put in the service of the sadhaka through suggestions which can be of the subtle, subtler or the subtlest (daivi) kinds. One is familiar with suggestions being put to use in hypnotism as well. The main difference between the two cases is to be noted clearly, namely, that the aspirant is never put into a morbid passive condition before giving suggestions in the case of pranahuti. The suggestions are not at the verbal level at all and are given from the original thought level itself. It is a prerequisite in hypnotism that the hypnotist puts the person into a trance or passive receptive condition before giving suggestions for his alleged improvement.
The trainer in pranahuti does not however make any such effort and works with the full knowledge and confidence that there are no barriers between him and the aspirant with the existence being one only and works out the suggestions for the inner spiritual development of the aspirant. There is no extraneous interference with the will of the aspirant but it is a will directed towards the improvement of the quality of the mental life of the aspirant and increasing his will power. Unlike in hypnotism the will of the aspirant is not subjecting to another’s will but improving the will of the sadhaka through the will of the trainer.
Transformation through transmission
What makes human beings important in the scheme of Divinity is the fact prana is of the nature of pure thought and it is only man who is capable of sharing and expressing the nature of the original stir to the fullest extent when compared to any other being animals, or devas in the manifestation. This fact as revealed by the Master becomes the real reason behind familiar religious concept that human life is the most fortunate one to come by. We also see that while the ancient yoga school laid much stress on pranayama as an effective tool to bring the mind under control, SRRY stresses the need for Pranahuti for
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