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Rings of Splendour and the Central Region
When one enters the 13th knot by the grace of the Divine Master, he does not feel the journey at all and neither duality. It is only Master (God) which is experienced. A sheet of vast openness colourless with no other feeling other than awe or wonder is felt.
The rings of Maya and those of egoism are now crossed and the border of the rings of splendour cast their fragrance here. A new and wonderful phase of journey opens before the aspirant. The state of knowledgelessness (called Jnanahinata by the Master) starts and knowledge implying a knower, known and the process of knowing ceases. The sea of wonder before the aspirant becomes the point of attention and the plunging into it is consequent to this reach. The Master says that there is nothing but swimming in the vast expanse and we swim on and on covering leagues after leagues. The vastness of the surface is experienced very rarely as the aspirant is drowned in unawareness. He comes across during the course of his voyage numerous ripples, folds, wrinkles but all of them are quite silent and inactive but for a faint impression of their being. We proceed on with it till at last the impression too fades away and the surface becomes quite smooth without folds or wrinkles.
This condition verily refers to the seven rings of splendour. Knowledgelessness which has brought us thus far now bids good bye and awareness alone remains, namely, that of the Divine without any adjectives or characterizations of it or our relationships with it.
The rings of splendour are not described by the Master as they are indescribable according to Him. They are the regions of the original manifestations of the Kshob and at this stage they are only latent motions or vibrations which take more concrete forms later on in the Mind and Heart Regions. The realm of splendour is a realm of supernal happiness, refined Bliss and unmanifested Beauty. The Divine plan of expression is revealed in its original (mother tincture as expressed by the Master) shade. Long meditations with fervent prayers to the Master have to be practiced by the sincere seeker for grasping the refined consciousness of this region. The author of ‘Path of Grace’ has done yeoman service to all sincere and keen seekers on the path by revealing for the first time the nature of imperiences undergone by him in this wonderful and awe inspiring region of God and the interested reader is directed to the corresponding section in the ‘Path of Grace’ for acquainting himself with the account presented therein.
The Master describes the scene unfolding before the seeker who has crossed the rings of splendour by virtue of the grace and power of the capable Master. He enters the vast and limitless expanse, the Infinite and starts swimming in it. The Guru’s assistance is still needed here since even the subtlest force of
 




























































































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