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MAY I ANSWER THAT?By

SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAA DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION

First Edition: 1992

Second Edition: 1994

(4,000 Copies)World Wide Web (WWW) Edition : 1997

WWW site: http://wwwSi!"n"nd"#lsh$or%/

This WWW reprint is for free distribution

& 'he #i!ine ie 'r*st Societ+

S-. 17021041

Published By

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SUBJECT INDEX(Fi%*res indic"te ;*estion .*bers)

A

"ct or iction42

"nd the r"tion"le o cre"tion 1

loc"le or the te"chin% o the 92-h"=ti

!is"!is @n"n" 1>, 14how to de!elop 1A

J

@es*s

@i!"

e!ol*tion o the >4

@i!"n*=t"24

"str"l bod+ o "2

@n"ni

!ision o "2>, 2A0

K

B"l"e"nin% o 1>

B"r"

how to ree onesel ro1>7

B"r" 5o%"

pr"ctice o 12Be!"l" B*bh"= A>

Birt"np*rpose o 272

S

S"d"si!" -r"hendr" 2, 194

S"dh"n"27

"nd cit+ lie1

si%ns o pro%ress in122

re%*l"rit+ in 220

obst"cles to2

S"dh*sbe%%in% "nd 11

S"ints 9, 19

c*rses o>0S""dhi

how to enter into22

S"nn+"s"

test o ones itness or 22, 9

!is"!is "il+ lie29secl*sion "nd 94

"nd the need or pro%en+9worldl+ connections "nd 19
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-r"h"ch"r+"Sirsh"s"n" "nd 9>

"il*re in1A

"il+ lie "nd 11, 1, 207

-r"h"*h*rt"

%lor+ o >

C

Chitt" S*ddhisi%ns to indic"te 172

Cine" 21

Co*nis 224

Concentr"tion

e"s+ w"+ to174

how to incre"se the power o 20

Conscience 20

on the =illin% o 20Conscio*sness 22

cosic1>A

contin*it+ o241

Contentent

"nd dee"tist ent"lit+ >

idleness "nd121

Cowsl"*%hter 142

Cre"tion

the Dwh+ o2>, >2, 7

D

#"nce11

#e"th 99, 149

#eers=in9

#esire 12A, 2>0

#e!otion

how to de!elop 1>2

E

E"rth 10

Ethics

"nd the nd*sti"l e!ol*tion>>

E!il 229, 24

F

F"stin%177re$*enc+ in2>9

Food!e%et"ri"n "nd non!e%et"ri"n 2

G

8"ndhi?i

"ss"ssin"tion o 2

politics "nd12

8"n%es

s"credness o2008od

belie in 1, 2

Brishn""nd is pl"+ with the 8opis102

B*nd"lini

@"p" "nd 10

"scent o72

"w"=enin% o1>>

L

ie 149%o"l o129, 2A1

*st

con$*est o 141

M

"h"!"=+"s,

si%niic"nce o the11A

"r+ "+"

ori%in o 120

e"te"tin% 202

edit"tion

distin%*ished ro @"p"

"d!is"bilit+ "ter ni%ht e"l 1

lie "nd 111

cl*es to s*ccess in 12

edi*ship 10

ind 14"*lts in the11

p*riic"tion o the12

how to control the4, 1A

hi%her "nd lowerA

distin%*ished ro so*l

oh"

power o109con$*est o 1AAo=sh"

need or11>

o*n" 2>

*sic11

power o1A>

N

."di S*ddhiindic"tions o >9

."%" S"dh*s 201."tion"l ch"r"cter 79

."*li117.ir%*n" -r"h"n

e"nin% o 1>4

.ir!i="lp" S""dhi A0

P

6"d" 6*?"2146hilosopher

"nd the "n o the world 119

"il+ responsibilities "nd1>0, 1A7colo*red cloth "nd 10

how to $*"li+ or 1A

"nd p"rents perission 221

S"nn+"sins

"nd their contrib*tions to societ+ 101

S"ns=rit1>Script*res 209

st*d+ o 17Se"nce 104

Sel, n"t*re o the >

Seen 19A

Senses

"bstr"ction o the 12

Serenit+

how to de!elop199

Ser!icescope or1>1

SeG ener%+

s*bli"tion o the4>

SeG *r%e 21A

Shr"ddh"

the iport"nce o 2A7

Sin

procre"tion "nd 20A

Sirsh"s"n"20>

Si!" in%"esoteric e"nin% o the 17>

Sleep

control o A

So=in%

how to stop0

Soci"l wor=19

So*lproo or the eGistence o the7Spirit*"l liter"t*re

!"l*e o A1, A2

S*erin%

o !irt*o*s en 70, 1, 29

S*icide1>, 197

S*perconscio*sness127

T

'ho*%htre"din% 74

'i%ers=in 9'r*th

in!iol"bilit+ o 44

U

ni!erse

e!ol*tion o the 7>

nto*ch"bilit+71

V

3ibr"tions


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8odre"lis"tion"rried lie "nd 192

8oodness4

!is"!is s"intliness114

8r"ce

how to in!o=eA

"niest"tions o >1diic*lties "ndA

8re"tnesscriteri" or e"s*rin% >

8*r*179

necessit+ or " 49

on ch"n%in% the AA, 7

$*"liic"tions o " 7

worship o the 270

H

"th" 5o%"

"%e "nd 171

e"!en222

ell222

I

dol worship 190

=ons

ndi%estion

reo!"l o140sht" #e!"t"112

6il%ri"%e!is"!is " si%htseein% trip 20

beneits o " 21

6olitics

!is"!is reli%ion1A1

6r"n"+"" 90, 20>

"nd the need or " 8*r* 27"nd its s*it"bilit+ or woen91

obstr*cted bre"thin% "nd9A6r"r"bdh"

power o24

how to o!ercoe 4

6r"+ers

ir"cles "ndA

6reordin"tion

"nd ree will 10, 17

R

""

%rie o 10>

" 'irth 1A7

e"lised so*l

how to =now "17

e"son

liit"tions o 4A

ebirth2, >

inter!"l beore 4desires "nd 211

iedi"te1A2

world pop*l"tion "nd 17A

eli%ion

econoic betterent "nd10A

etrib*ti!e ?*stice 1A4

o%*es2>

spirit*"l124, 1A

W

Woen1A0

"nd spirit*"l lie 2A

de!otion"l n"t*re o 144

role o 191"nd 5o%" pr"ctice2>7

Worldn"t*re o its *nre"lit+17

World pe"ce

role o politici"ns in

Y

5o%"s"n"s

woen "nd 204

5o%i"nd re"ction to dise"se41

powers o "1

5o%ic !ision

n"t*re o107

Publis!"s# N$%!

'his boo= is " copil"tion ro the !"rio*s p*blished wor=s o the hol+ "ster Sri

Sw"i Si!"n"nd", incl*din% soe o his e"rliest wor=s eGtendin% "s "r b"c= "s the l"tethirties

'he $*estions "nd "nswers in the p"%es th"t ollow de"l with soe o the coonest, b*tost !it"l, do*bts r"ised b+ pr"ctisin% spirit*"l "spir"nts Wh"t in!ests these "nswers "nd

eGpl"n"tions with %re"t !"l*e is the "*thorit+, not onl+ o the s"%es int*ition, b*t "lso o

his person"l eGperience

Sw"i Si!"n"nd" w"s " s"%e whose irst concern, e!en irst lo!e, sh"ll we s"+, w"s the

spirit*"l see=er, the 5o%" st*dent Si!"n"nd" li!ed to ser!e theH "nd this priceless!ol*e is the o*tcoe o th"t Se!" -h"! o the %re"t "ster


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We do hope th"t the "spir"nt world will beneit consider"bl+ ro " c"re*l per*s"l o the

p"%es th"t ollow "nd deri!e r"re %*id"nce "nd inspir"tion in their str*%%le or spirit*"l

perection

"+ the hol+ "sters di!ine blessin%s be *pon "ll

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n "nother occ"sion, "s "n

not eel " bit when his "r w"s c*t o e o*%ht to h"!e been "bsorbed in the #i!ine

Conscio*sness, he o*%ht to h"!e been one with the #i!ine rdin"r+ people +ell o*twhen there is e!en " pinpric= in their bodies When he"rd o the "r!elo*s incident in

the lie o S"%e S"d"si!" ro


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the de%ree o s*rrender 'he ore the s*rrender, the ore the %r"ce 5o* c"nnot eGpect

the ord to do sels*rrender or +o* -e *p "nd doin% Stri!e 6lod 6erse!ere 'he ord

will shower is %r"ce *pon +o*

ir" "b"ndoned e!er+thin% She reno*nced =in%do, h*sb"nd, rel"ti!es, riends "nd

propert+ She reebered her ord Brishn" whole d"+ "nd ni%ht She shed te"rs o6re She s"n% is pr"ise with sin%leinded de!otion She %"!e *p ood er bod+ %ot

e"ci"ted er ind w"s e!er "bsorbed in ord Brishn" nl+ then did ord Brishn"

shower is %r"ce *pon her

:' Gi+! /! . +!"( si/6l!; bu% +!"( i/6"!ssi+! 6"$$7 7$" %! !1is%!,2! $7 %! s$ul'

5o* s"+ in d"il+ lie, K+ bod+K, K+ 6r"n"K, K+ indK, K+ ndri+"K 'his cle"rl+denotes th"t the Sel or ' W( )$ S.).s 7.il %$ "!.li4! G$) @ui2l( ,$*.).(s?


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5es @"p" "lone is $*ite s*icient to "w"=en the B*nd"lini 'here is no do*bt o this Sri

S""rth "d"s "w"=ened the B*nd"lini b+ doin% @"p" o the "ntr" Om Sri Ram Jaya

Ram, Jaya Jaya Ramthirteen crores o ties b+ st"ndin% in the ri!er 8od"!"ri, in '"=li3ill"%e, ne"r ."si=

&&' W.% ."! %! %"!! D$s.s $" 7.ul%s i, %! /i,)? Gi+! . 2$,2"!%! illus%".%i$,'

'he+ "re "l" or ip*rities s*ch "s l*st, "n%er "nd %reed, 3i=shep" or tossin% o the

ind or ent"l oscill"tion, "nd

'here is " *dd+ l"=e co!ered with oss 'he wind is blowin% h"rd .ow, the l"=e is the

ind 'he *dd+ condition represents "l" 'he "%it"tion o the w"ters th"t is set *p b+

the wind corresponds to the 3i=shep" in the ind set *p b+ the !ibr"tion o 6r"n" 'heoss th"t co!ers the s*r"ce o the w"ter represents the !eil o i%nor"nce

&-' H$* %$ /.! %! /i,) sub%l! .,) 6u"!?

#o @"p" #o selless ser!ice 6r"+ to 8od ro the botto o +o*r he"rt (


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5o* c"nnot entirel+ sep"r"te -h"=ti ro @n"n" When -h"=ti "t*res, it becoes

tr"ns*ted into @n"n" < re"l @n"ni is " de!otee o ord "ri, ord Brishn", ord "",

ord Si!", #*r%", S"r"s!"ti, "=shi, ord @es*s "nd -*ddh" e is " S""r"s" -h"=t"Soe i%nor"nt people thin= th"t " @n"ni is " dr+ "n "nd h"s no de!otion 'his is " s"d

ist"=e < @n"ni h"s " !er+, !er+ l"r%e he"rt 8o thro*%h the h+ns o Sri S"n="r"ch"r+"

"nd tr+ to %"*%e the depth o his de!otion 8o thro*%h the writin%s o Sri


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S*ppose tell +o* th"t " cert"in KNK is " re"liIed so*l, how c"n +o* !eri+ + st"teent

"nd how "r will +o* be beneited b+ hiL

e"liIed so*ls "re not r"re rdin"r+ i%nor"ntinded persons c"nnot e"sil+ reco%niIe

the nl+ " ew persons who "re p*re "nd "re ebodients o "ll !irt*o*s $*"lities c"n

*nderst"nd re"liIed so*ls "nd the+ onl+ will be beneited b+ their cop"n+

'here is no *se o r*nnin% hither "nd thither in se"rch o re"liIed en E!en i ord

Brishn" re"ins with +o*, e c"nnot do "n+thin% or +o*, *nless +o* "re it to recei!ei e"liIe this point well "nd p*ri+ +o*rsel b+ .ish="" B"r" 5o%", ch"rit+,

concentr"tion, edit"tion, @"p", -r"h"ch"r+" "nd control o senses

'estin% " 8*r* is hi%hl+ diic*lt #ont *se +o*r intellect here "!e "ith 'he re"l"spir"nt is $*ite ree ro s*ch $*estions "nd do*bts 5o* will be ir"c*lo*sl+ helped i

+o* belie!e in + words

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!ibr"tions th"t s*rro*nd +o* on "ll sides in hol+ re%ions li=e tt"r"=h"nd 'he pil%ri

who %oes "s " pil%ri is conscio*s th"t he is en%"%ed *pon " s"cred ission o %"therin%

spirit*"l ipressions "nd will thereore %"in the %re"test blessin%s b+ " pil%ri"%e ewill be " thoro*%hl+ ch"n%ed "n when he ret*rns ro the 5"tr"

-&' H$* ."! 6!$6l! b!,!7i%!) b( . 6il0"i/.0!?

'his $*estion h"s to be "nswered b+ e"ch pil%ri or hisel 'he spirit*"l beneit

"lw"+s depends entirel+ *pon the he"rts "ith F"ith is the liebre"th o the spirit in "n.o spirit*"l ende"!o*r c"n be r*it*l witho*t it With it, no spirit*"l "chie!eent is

ipossible " pil%ri he"rtil+ belie!ed, w"s con!inced, "nd w"s cert"in"the"rt th"t "ll

his sins wo*ld be w"shed "w"+, th"t he wo*ld "tt"in o=sh" "nd %et be+ond the wheel o

S"s"r", there is "bsol*tel+ no re"son wh+ it sho*ld not "ct*"ll+ pro!e to be so " 'h*s, b+ %r"d*"l e"ns

+o* c"n red*ce +o*r sleep Sleepin% in d"+tie *st be "!oided

9>' I7 G$) is .l/i0%( .,) .ll=6$*!"7ul; *( 2.,#% H! s!! %.% !+!"(b$)( )$!s is

.2%i$,s 6"$6!"l(?

E!er+bod+ does his "ctions properl+ < thie *st piler thin%s < sco*ndrel *st do

wron% "ctions 'hese "re B"rt"!+" eeber this world is 'ri%*n"tic "nd rel"ti!e

E!er+ o!eent o the oot, e!er+ step, is "n "ttept tow"rds S"tchit"n"nd" 'heworld is " rel"ti!e pl"ne 6rostit*tes, s"ints, ro%*es, be%%"rs, =in%s "re "ll doin% their

respecti!e d*ties 8ood "nd e!il "re rel"ti!e ters E!il eGists to %lori+ %ood "tred

eGists to %lori+ lo!e < ro%*e is not "n etern"l ro%*e e c"n becoe " s"int within thetwin=lin% o "n e+e when he is pl"ced in proper S"tt!ic cop"n+

:' I7 G$) is us% .,) /!"2i7ul; *( s$ul) %!"! b! s$ /u2 /is!"( i, %is *$"l)?

S$/!%i/!s *! s!! +i"%u$us /!, su77!" .,) (6$2"i%!s !,$(' W.% is %! l$0i2 i,

%is?

iser+ is the e+eopener in this world "d it not been or the presence o p"in "nd

iser+, no one wo*ld "ttept or s"l!"tion iser+ is " blessin% in dis%*ise

3irt*o*s en tre"t s*erin% "s " blessin% "s it de!elops the power o end*r"nce "nderc+, "nd "=es the reeber 8od "lw"+s 'he+ welcoe s*erin% 'he+ do not

w"nt worldl+ ple"s*re "nd prosperit+ 'he+ h"!e " ch"n%ed !ision 'he+ "lw"+s =eep "

b"l"nced ind in ple"s*re "nd p"in 5o* c"nnot *nderst"nd their ent"l st"te 'he+

re?oice in s*erin% 5o*r ind is still worldl+ 5o* c"nnot *nderst"nd these thin%s

:&' [email protected] +isi$, is $u%li,!) 7$" M$s.' I, %is 2$,,!2%i$,; I s.ll b! $bli0!) i7 ($u

2$ul) l!% /! ,$* *!%!" D$,#% %$u2is/ .s 0$% .,( si0,i7i2.,2!' I .+! 0$%

%$$ "i0i) $"%$)$1 6"i,2i6l!s' I7 I s!! ., u,%$u2.bl! $" . s*!!6!"; !+!, 7"$/ . (.")

$" s$; I %.! . b.% .,) *.s /( 2l$%!s' I s.ll b! 0l.) %$ ,$* *!%!" %!s!

Ni(./.s s$ul) b! $bs!"+!)'

6r"+ to 8od to %i!e +o* th"t d"+ on which +o* will ebr"ce " sc"!en%er with ?o+, eelin%

oneness 'h"t d"+ will be " blessed d"+ 5o* h"!e " !er+ s"ll, n"rrow, constricted he"rt'r+ to eGp"nd Slowl+ %i!e *p the K#ont to*chisK t will %re"tl+ b"r +o*r spirit*"l

pro%ress t will t"=e " lon% tie in +o*r c"se 5o* h"!e %ot " deeprooted ide" o K#ont

to*chisK n this !er+ second, r*thlessl+ bre"= "ll b"rriers th"t di!ide or sep"r"te "n

ro "n 5o* will en?o+ indescrib"ble ?o+ "nd s*pree pe"ce


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:-' W!, Ku,).li,i is .*.!,!); $* %$ %.! i% %$ S..s".". %"$u0 %! +."i$us

C.".s .,) $* %$ !!6 i% .% . 6."%i2ul." C.". *!"! %! Y$0i *.,%s i%? A,)

$* %$ b"i,0 %! Ku,).li,i b.2 %$ Mul.).". %"$u0 %! +."i$us C.".s?

Ki,)l( l!% /! ,$* %! /$+!/!,%s $7 %! Ku,).li,i'

5o* will h"!e to t"=e the B*nd"lini to the S"h"sr"r" Ch"=r" thro*%h the pr"ctice o 5oni*dr" +o* becoe "bsol*tel+ desireless, i the 3"s"n"s "re destro+ed in toto,

B*nd"lini will "scend b+ itsel witho*t "n+ eort, thro*%h the orce o p*rit+

B*nd"lini will drop down b+ itsel thro*%h the orce o 6r"r"bdh" t will stop "t e"ch

Ch"=r" b+ itsel 5o* need not eGert to iG it "n+where t is better +o* st"+ *nder the

proper %*id"nce o " 5o%i 8*r* to le"rn "ll these 5o%ic +steries "nd secrets 'r+ to %et

ethic"l perection beore +o* "ttept to "w"=en the B*nd"lini "nd t"=e it to S"h"sr"r"When +o* "re in the p"th "nd when +o* "re sincerel+ doin% S"dh"n" or 5o%ic pr"ctices,

+o* +o*rsel will =now how to t"=e the B*nd"lini ro one Ch"=r" to "nother eer to

+ boo="undalini )o(aor det"iled instr*ctions

:3' Is %is u,i+!"s! ., .22i)!,%.l 2$/bi,.%i$, $7 .""i,0 .%$/s? Pl!.s! b! i,)!,$u0 %$ !16l.i, %! !+$lu%i$, $7 %! u,i+!"s!'

'he *ni!erse is not "n "ccident"l cobin"tion o "tos 'he theor+ o e!ol*tion diers

"ccordin% to the dierent schools o philosoph+ 'he ost "ccepted !iew, howe!er, isth"t o the 3ed"nt"


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6owers li=e tho*%htre"din% do not necess"ril+ connote perectionH "nd perection c"nnot

be !etoed b+ the "bsence o these powers < 6erect "ster c"n "c$*ire these powers i

he so willsH b*t +o* c"nnot orce hi to

:8' W.% *$ul) b! ($u" .)+i2! %$ . 6!"s$, *$ .s %.!, i,i%i.%i$, 7$" %! s!2$,)

%i/! )u! %$ %! 7$"2! $7 2!"%.i, 2i"2u/s%.,2!s; (!% .s ,$ 7.i% i, %! i,i%i.%$"? A

2$/6$u,) 7!!li,0 $7 .%%".2%i$, .,) "!6ulsi$, is %! $u%2$/! $7 i%' V.2ill.%i$,

b!%*!!, %! 0$$) 6"i,2i6l!s i,2ul2.%!) 7"$/ b.b($$) .,) %! 7.i% .s !16$u,)!)

b( s$/! ,$* 0i+!s "is! %$ . 6!"6!%u.l i,%!",.l 2$,%!s%' A,) i7 %! +$i2! $7 2$,s2i!,2!

s%"$,0l( s$*s )is7.+$u"; *.% *$ul) ($u .)+is!?

#o not ist"=e +o*r eotions or the proptin%s o +o*r own ind or the !oice o

conscience nl+ i +o* h"!e le"rnt the "rt o stillin% +o*r tho*%hts or consider"bleperiods o tie c"n +o* cl"i to be "ble to he"r the !oice o conscience When +o* be%in

to he"r it, +o* will "*to"tic"ll+ be%in ollowin% its dict"tes "nd "ll conlicts will end

3"cill"tion h"s no "ntidote eGcept deterin"tion, which is so diic*lt when !"cill"tion ispresentM 5o* *st eGercise +o*r will "nd c*t o*t one o the conlictin% tho*%hts the

one which, "ccordin% to +o*rsel or the opinion o one who +o* "re inclined to tr*st, isthe worse

:9' I, K.lis.,%.".,$6.,is.); i% is s.i) %.% "!6!%i%i$, $7 %! M.. M.,%". is %!

$,l( /!.,s 7$" )!s%"$(i,0 si,s i, %is K.li Yu0.' Bu% %is M.,%". .s %*$ ,./!s;

H."! R./. .,) H."! K"is,.' As %!s! %*$ ,./!s ."! )i77!"!,%; *ill i% ,$% b!

V(.bi2."i,i B.%i i7 %! ,./!s $7 %*$ 0$)s ."! u%%!"!) b( . )!+$%!!? A,) *.% is

%! 7$"/ %$ b! %$u0% $7 i, /!)i%.%i$, *il! "!6!.%i,0 %! .b$+! M.,%".?

t c"nnot t"nt"o*nt to 3+"bich"rini -h"=ti e"l 3+"bich"rini -h"=ti is worshippin%

8od or " ew in*tes "nd "%"in lo!in% children, wie, propert+, etc, or the rest o the

d"+ 'he S*pree #eit+ behind the two n"es "" "nd Brishn" is one e is ord3ishn* For edit"tion, +o* c"n h"!e either the or o ord Brishn" or ord ""

"ccordin% to the tendenc+, predilection or t"ste o +o*r ind

::' H$* )$ ($u %".i, ($u" )is2i6l!s 7$" @ui2 s6i"i%u.l su22!ss?


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T!, *( s$ul) ,$% *! .ll b! i, %.% .ll=6u"!; $/,i6$%!,% s%.%! *i%$u% b!i,0

!,%.,0l!) b( S./s.".s .,) M.(.?

;*estions li=e these "re

hi%hl+ e!ol!ed "nd recepti!e in their !er+ n"t*re in re%"rd to their 8*r*s te"chin%s 'he

de%r"d"tion in the present er" is "inl+ d*e to the "pin% o Western "nners "nd thecop+in% o the Western odes o lie witho*t doin% e!en " odic* o ?*stice to how "r

the+ "re cond*ci!e to ones or"l, ph+sic"l, ent"l "nd spirit*"l %rowth "nd how "r the+

"re help*l in "chie!in% the *lti"te perection =nown "s o=sh" which is the be"ll "nd

end"ll o lie 'he odern indi!id*"l is "pt to i%nore to ibibe wh"t is best in others, b*the is $*ite willin% to "ccept th"t which deb"ses hi in or"l e!ol*tion S*ch bein% the

c"se,


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#heer"s in the ield o spirit*"lit+ sho*ld *ndert"=e to dissein"te the =nowled%e o the

Sel or

e"nin% 6r"ctice

"nd the $*estion re"ins *n"nswer"ble

'hereore, the ord is silent "bo*t the tr"nscendent"l $*estion in the 8it"H b*t, s*ch is the

di!ine wisdo o the


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is not possible to pre!ent "n+one ro doin% "n+thin% b+ erel+ =illin% his bod+

8"ndhi?i w"s " !ot"r+ o the Second Ch"pter o the 8it" "nd he =new !er+ well th"t the

Sel in hi w"s indestr*ctible


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%oodness is not reco%niIed or properl+ rew"rded, or to wor= "lone "n h"s the ri%ht "nd

not to the r*its %ood or b"d thereo


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o *nr*led tr"n$*illit+, erc+ "nd spirit*"l eGperience, s*ch " %re"t one c"n be t"=en "s

the 8*r* < 8*r* is one in who the disciple c"n ind no deect "nd who ser!es "s the

ide"l to be re"ched b+ the disciple n short, the 8*r* is 8od in "niested or, "ndwhen #i!init+ is seen in " person, he c"n be chosen "s the 8*r* 'he rel"tion between the

8*r* "nd the Sish+" is %en*ine "nd *nbre"="ble, e!en "s th"t between 8od "nd "n is t

is " n"t*r"l l"w th"t when " cert"in e!ent h"s to t"=e pl"ce in the *ni!erse, the conditionsnecess"r+ or the s"e "re bro*%ht "bo*t eG"ctl+ "t the proper tie When the disciple is

re"d+ to recei!e the hi%her i%ht, he is bro*%ht into cont"ct with " s*it"ble 8*r* b+ the

S*pree #ispens"tion

' C., I 6".2%i2! P".,.(./ b( 2$,sul%i,0 b$$s?

5es 5o* *st re"d the instr*ctions se!er"l ties "nd *nderst"nd the techni$*ethoro*%hl+ +o* h"!e do*bts, cons*lt soe eGperienced en "nd then be%in the

pr"ctice "!e re%*l"r "nd s+ste"tic pr"ctice +o* w"nt $*ic= pro%ress, +o* *st

ollow + instr*ctions %i!en in the irst two ch"pters o + boo= KScience o


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6r"n"+""K 5o* c"n %r"d*"ll+ incre"se the period o B*bh"= to two in*tes n the

"d!"nced st"%es o pr"ctice, it will be better to h"!e the help o " 8*r*

>&' C., . /.""i!) l.)( 6".2%i2! P".,.(./ *i%$u% .,( ."/?

5o%ic pr"cticeswh"te!er be their !"riet+c"n be resorted to b+ "les "nd e"les

"li=e n the c"se o those pr"ctices th"t concern the bod+, li=e the "th" or theB*nd"lini, the wo"n sho*ld obser!e cert"in liit"tions owin% to the n"t*r"l sensiti!it+

o her ph+sic"l r"e 'here is "bsol*tel+ no h"r i " wo"n t"=es to the pr"ctice o6r"n"+"

>-' W( *.s Gi%. %.u0% $, %! b.%%l!7i!l)?

'here w"s soe e"nin% in the ords choosin% the b"ttleield or the 8it" te"chin%

5es e w"nted to point o*t to *s th"t wisdo sho*ld not recline on the "rch"ir his

wisdo did not "ccop"n+ " "n to the ield o b"ttle, it w"s no wisdo "t "llM


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>5' I %$$ S.,,(.s. "!2!,%l(' C., I .+! . P."i+"... li7! $" s$ul) I li+! i,

s!2lusi$,?

For " new st*dent o S"nn+"s", strict secl*sion or siG +e"rs with intense S"dh"n" is

essenti"l t depends *pon the condition o +o*r ind n 6"ri!r"?"=" lie, +o* c"nnot

h"!e re%*l"r "nd s+ste"tic S"dh"n" 'here is distr"ction e!er+where For soe +e"rs+o* sho*ld be "w"+ ro the sens*"l ob?ects Strict secl*sion will brin% iense beneit

nce in " +e"r, or " ew d"+s, +o* c"n %o to " pl"ce or ch"n%e o cli"te +o* ind

th"t +o* "re enterin% into '""s, +o* sho*ld cobine "cti!e ser!ice For " be%inner,.ish="" B"r" or two or three +e"rs will pro!e %ood 'hen strict secl*sion

cc"sion"ll+ +o* c"n h"!e " 6"ri!r"?"=" lie or " ew d"+s to test the stren%th o +o*r

ind

>8' I ./ . /.""i!) /.,' I .+! . 0"!.% )!si"! %$ b!2$/! . S.,,(.si,' I ./ )is0us%!)

*i% %! 7./il( li7!' I "!2!,%l( l$s% /( 2il)' M( *i7! %$$ is . 6i$us l.)(' Su66$s! I

%.! S.,,(.s.; 2., I li+! *i% !" .,) )$ s6i"i%u.l S.).,.?

.ow +o* "re not it or S"nn+"s", tho*%h +o* i%ht h"!e " in*te tr"ce o 3"ir"%+" d*eto the de"th o +o*r child 9' S$/!%i/!s; )u! %$ 2$l) $" s$/! su2 "!.s$,; $,! $7 /( ,$s%"ils 0!%s 2l$00!) .,)

%! b"!.% )$!s ,$% 7l$* 2l!." .,) %!"! 2$/!s s$/! )i77i2ul%( i, )$i,0 P".,.(./'

W.% s.ll I )$ %$ /.! %! b"!.% 7l$* 7"!!l(?

nsert the end o " thre"d into the nostril 5o* will be%in to sneeIe 'his will cle"r the

p"ss"%e r lie down or i!e in*tes on the let side i the ri%ht nostril is clo%%ed 'his

"lso will relie!e #o o*r ro*nds o -h"stri=" 6r"n"+" 5o* will be "ll ri%ht

>:' W.% is %! )i77!"!,2! b!%*!!, Ji+.%/., .,) P."./.%/.,?

@i!"t"n is the indi!id*"l so*l, " relection o -r"h"n in

>


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'hese be"*ti*l woen "nd we"lth "re the instr*ents o "+" to del*de +o* "nd entr"p

+o* into the nets +o* wish to re"in "lw"+s "s " worldl+ "n with low tho*%hts,

deb"sin% desires, +o* c"n b+ "ll e"ns do so 5o* "re "t perect libert+ 5o* c"n "rr+three h*ndred "nd it+ wi!es "nd procre"te "s "n+ children .obod+ c"n chec= +o*

-*t +o* will soon ind th"t this world c"nnot %i!e +o* the s"tis"ction +o* w"nt, bec"*se

"ll ob?ects "re conditioned in tie, sp"ce "nd c"*s"tion 'here "re de"th, dise"se, old "%e,c"res, worries "nd "nGieties, e"r, loss, dis"ppointent, "il*re, he"t, cold, sn"=ebites,

scorpionstin%s, "b*se, e"rth$*"=es, "ccidents, etc 5o* c"nnot "t "ll ind rest o ind

e!en or " sin%le second


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E+!, . S.,,(.si, s$ul) *$" i, %! 6$li%i2.l 7i!l)' T!"! is ,$ ,!2!ssi%( 7$" . li7! $7

s!2lusi$, $" %! $")!" $7 S.,,(.s $" Ni+"i%%i M."0.' W! *.,% *$"!"s $,l('

'his is " s"d ist"=e 'he Cens*s eport is "lse -e%%"rs "re incl*ded in the list o

S"nn+"sins "nd S"dh*s e"l S"nn+"sins "re r"re 'he+ c"n be co*nted on the in%ertips

< re"l S"nn+"sin is the onl+ i%ht+ potent"te o this e"rth e ne!er t"=es "n+thin% e"lw"+s %i!es t w"s S"nn+"sins onl+ who did %lorio*s s*blie wor= in the p"st t is

S"nn+"sins onl+ who c"n wor= wonders in the present "nd in the *t*re "lso Sri

S"n="r"s n"e c"n ne!er be obliter"ted "s lon% "s the world l"sts t w"s Sw"i#"+"n"nd", it w"s Sw"i 3i!e="n"nd", it w"s Sw"i "" 'irth", it w"s ""=rishn"

6"r""h"s", who dissein"ted the s*blie te"chin%s o the script*res "nd preser!ed

the ind* reli%ion < S"nn+"sin "lone c"n do "n+ re"l o="s"n%r"h", bec"*se he h"s

di!ine =nowled%e, he is " wholetied "n ne re"l S"nn+"sin c"n ch"n%e the destin+o the whole world t w"s one i%ht+ S"n="r" who est"blished the doctrine o Be!"l"

5o%ins will %i!e to the world their eGperiences "nd re"liI"tions in the ield o reli%ion

'he+ will tr"in st*dents "nd send the into the world or pre"chin%

t is the d*t+ o ho*seholders, J"ind"rs, "?"s "nd "h"r"?"s to loo= "ter the w"nts o

these S"nn+"sins n t*rn, these S"nn+"sins will t"=e c"re o their so*ls 'h*s the wheelo the world will re!ol!e soothl+ 'here will be pe"ce in the l"nd

E!er+ reli%ion h"s " b"nd o "nchorites who le"d the lie o secl*sion "nd edit"tion

'here "re -hi=sh*s in -*ddhis, F"=irs in oh"ed"nis, S*istic F"=irs in S*is,F"thers "nd e!erends in Christi"nit+ 'he %lor+ o " reli%ion will be lost "bsol*tel+ i

+o* reo!e these herits or S"nn+"sins or those who le"d " lie o ren*nci"tion "nd

di!ine contepl"tion t is these people who "int"in or preser!e the reli%ions o theworld t is these people who %i!e sol"ce to the ho*seholders when the l"tter "re in

tro*ble "nd distress 'he+ "re the h"rbin%ers o di!ine wisdo "nd pe"ce 'he+ "re theessen%ers o


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6olitic"l S!"r"?+" h"s been "chie!edH b*t c"n it %i!e re"l l"stin% pe"ce "nd reedo to

"nL C"n this politic"l S!"r"?+" er"dic"te h*"n s*erin%s "nd i%nor"nce in totoL C"n

this politic"l S!"r"?+" sol!e the re"l probles o lieL t c"n %i!e " little ore coort to"n e c"n h"!e ore b*tter, bre"d "nd ?" e will be still iser"ble "nd *nh"pp+,

bec"*se he is still s*n= in i%nor"nceH he h"s no =nowled%e o the Sel Bnowled%e o the

Sel "lone c"n %i!e re"l l"stin% h"ppiness "nd "bidin% bliss

did "n+thin% e w"s ne!er s*b?ect to ?o+ or sorrow, birth or de"th, ple"s*re or p"in

-*t, thro*%ho*t his lie, Sri "" beh"!ed li=e "n ordin"r+ "n onl+ e h"d to do th"t,

bec"*se "!"n" h"d " boon th"t he co*ld not be =illed b+ #e!"s,


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"!"n" co*ld be =illed onl+ b+ " "n So Sri "" h"d to show th"t he w"s "n ordin"r+

"n onl+ therwise, i "" h"d eGhibited hisel to be " %od, "ccordin% to the boon o

-r"h", he wo*ld h"!e been dis$*"liied or destro+in% "!"n"

&5' C., . )!6."%!) s6i"i% %.! .,( /.%!"i.l 7$"/?

5es


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'wo t+pes o wor=ers, soci"l "nd reli%io*s, "re necess"r+ in this world Soci"l wor=ers

will wor= in their own ields o "cti!it+ eli%io*s wor=ers will c"rr+ on speci"l

prop"%"nd" "nd dissein"tion o spirit*"l =nowled%e < c"rpenter h"s his own ield owor= "nd "n electrici"n h"s his own ield 5o* c"nnot "s= " c"rpenter to do the wor= o

"n electrici"n "nd the electrici"n to do the wor= o " c"rpenter Soci"l, econoic, politic"l

"nd ind*stri"l de!elopent "nd constr*cti!e wor= in those directions "re !er+ necess"r+'hese sho*ld not be i%nored

-*t, reli%ion onl+ c"n s"!e people Witho*t reli%ion, "n is nowhere E!en those whowor= in the other ields c"nnot t*rn o*t %ood wor= witho*t disciplinin% thesel!es,

witho*t h"!in% " spirit*"l b"sis, witho*t *nder%oin% " reli%io*s tr"inin%, witho*t

pr"cticin%


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is !lu)i,0 . 2l!."=2u% .,s*!" 7"$/ /( $*, li/i%!) b".i,' I "!7!" %! s./! %$ ($u"

0"!.%!" b".i, %$ "! s$l+! %is )$ub% .,) I $6! ($u *ill )$ s$'

t is tr*e th"t e!er+thin% is predestined "nd prepl"nned b+ the ordH "nd onl+ in

"ccord"nce with the hol+ writ, e!er+thin% t"=es pl"ce 8od h"s %i!en ree will "lso to the

indi!id*"l to do ri%ht or wron%, to discriin"te between the 6re+o "r%" "nd the Sre+o"r%" one is endowed with tr*e wisdo "s to the leetin% "nd p"in*l n"t*re o the

worldl+ en?o+ents, one c"n eGert onesel in the ri%ht direction to do or *ndo his

6r"r"bdh", the portion o B"r"s ripened or "ct*"l eGperience in this c*rrent birthWitho*t the ords speci"l %r"ce, none c"n "=e or "r hisel E!en or re"liI"tion, the

ords %r"ce is necess"r+ For obt"inin% the ords %r"ce, intense 6*r*sh" 6r"+"tn",

otherwise =nown "s 6*r*sh"rth", which is !oiced orth thro*%ho*t the "o*s K5o%"

3"sishth"K is to be p*t orth

Whether it be "il*re or s*ccess in "n+ *ndert"=en wor=, it is b*t the eect o the ords

%r"ce "nd will "lone

"bsol*tel+ necess"r+ Witho*t these, no "o*nt o S"ts"n%, @"p" or #h+"n" will prod*ceiedi"te res*lts "+" is eGtreel+ power*l: she c"n be "nnihil"ted onl+ thro*%h

#ridh" 3"ir"%+", onl+ thro*%h intense disp"ssion


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&&' S*./ii; $7 l.%! I ./ ,$% .bl! %$ "!.) /( 2l.ss b$$s' I//!)i.%!l( I %.! u6 /(

2l.ss b$$s; I 7!!l %.% %!( ."! ,$% *$"% s%u)(i,0; si,2! %!( )$ ,$% 2$,%.i, %!

!l!/!,% %.% *$ul) s.%is7( /( u,0!"i,0 s$ul'

-elo!ed childM t is too e"rl+ or +o* to reno*nce the world -esides, +o* h"!e %ot +o*r

p"rents 5o* sho*ld ser!e the nicel+ E"rn +o*r li!elihood b+ honest e"ns Wor=h"rd


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&&-' A6."% 7"$/ %! Gu"u; )$ ($u %i, %.% . /!)i.%$" is ,!2!ss."( i, $")!" %$

!,.bl! us %$ .%%.i, S!l7="!.li4.%i$,?

5es, +es 'h"t is the '*tel"r+ #eit+ or sht" #e!"t" 'he ind c"nnot "ll "t once rise

be+ond itsel 'he e%o will seldo c*t its own thro"t 5o*r conscio*sness will ind it "

h"rd t"s= to re"liIe the Cosic Conscio*sness 'hereore the ."e "nd the For o "#eit+ "re chosen to edit"te *pon n d*e tie, this #eit+ will "niest tsel beore +o*

"nd do the wor= o "nnihil"tin% the e%o "nd the ind, en"blin% +o* to re"liIe Cosic

Conscio*sness

&&3' W.% is %! ,!!) %$ .%%.i, M$s.; S*./ii?

'o *nderst"nd this +o* sho*ld resort to S"ts"n% "nd st*d+ o script*res


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disp"ssion "nd " correct "ttit*de to lieH +o* *st edit"te, do @"p" "nd Birt"n, st*d+

script*res 'hen b+ the %r"ce o 8od, +o* will "tt"in the %o"lM

&&8' W.% is %! %!2,i@u! $7 2$,2!,%".%i$, $, %! &< 6."%s $7 %! b$)( .s .)+is!)

b( S.0! Y.,.+.l(. 7$" %! 6u"6$s! $7 .%%.i,i,0 P".%(..".? Pl!.s! !16l.i, 7ull('

'he techni$*e o concentr"tion "s %i!en b+ S"%e 5"?n"!"l=+" in!ol!es " process owithdr"win% the ind "nd 6r"n" %r"d*"ll+ "nd step b+ step ro one p"rt o the bod+ to

"nother, st"rtin% ro the two bi% toes o the eet "nd pro%ressin% *pw"rd b+ " series os*ccessi!e "cts o s*ch concentr"tionc*withdr"w"l, thro*%h the se!er"l occ*lt centers

o the bod+, le"din% in"ll+ to the crown o the he"d

-+ this process, the ind "nd 6r"n" "re tot"ll+ dr"wn "w"+ ro the entire bod+ "ndin"ll+ centered in the top o the he"d where the pr"ctitioner di!es into deep edit"tion

'he 1 p"rts entioned b+ S"%e 5"?n"!"l=+" "re %i!en below:

1 'he %re"t toes

2 'he "n=les> 'he iddles o the sh"n=s

4 'he p"rts "bo!e the sh"n=s "nd below the =nees

'he centers o the =neesA 'he centers o the thi%hs

7 'he "n*s

'he center o the bod+, ?*st below the w"ist

9 'he %enit"ls10 'he n"!el

11 'he he"rt

12 'he pit o the thro"t

1> 'he root o the p"l"te14 'he root o the nose

1 'he e+eb"lls1A 'he centre o the e+ebrows

17 'he orehe"d

1 'he crown o the he"d

t is when the senses "re "cti!e th"t the ind becoes o*t%oin% 'h*s, concentr"tion is

ret"rded 'he senses "re "de "cti!e b+ the pl"+ o 6r"n" With the withdr"w"l o 6r"n",

the dierent p"rts o the bod+ "re rendered $*iescent "nd their "cti!it+ inhibited ere, inthis techni$*e, the eecti!e withdr"w"l o 6r"n" is "chie!ed b+ the withdr"w"l o the

ind t is not so *ch b+ " process o 6r"n"+" "s b+ "=in% *se o the interconnectionbetween 6r"n" "nd the ind th"t this withdr"w"l o 6r"n" is eected When the ind isirl+ withdr"wn "ter " short spell o deep concentr"tion *pon " p"rtic*l"r p"rt,

"*to"tic"ll+, to%ether with the in%oin% ind, the 6r"n" too %ets withdr"wn 6r"n"

ollows the ind

'h*s, st"%e b+ st"%e, the 6r"n" is withdr"wn ro the bi% toes *pw"rds ri%ht *p *ntil it

re"ches the re%ion o the crown o the he"d b+ which tie the edit"tor is "s it were,


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obli!io*s o the bod+ n this st"te, the edit"tion proceeds *ndist*rbed "nd becoes

!er+ eecti!e

'his is one o the processes to enter into *ndist*rbed "nd intense #h+"n" Sit *pon +o*r

#h+"n"


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respite #o not %o to eGcesses -e"r in ind the s"+in%, KAti Sarvatra Var$ayetK EGcess

sho*ld e!er be %i!en *p in "n+ "tter Stic= to the %olden e"n

' W( ."! 6il$s$6!"s 2.ll!) /.)? Is %!"! s$/!%i,0 *"$,0 *i% %!

6il$s$6!"s $" %! 6!$6l! *$ 2.ll %!/ s$?

Cop"red to the "notheworld, " philosopher is " "d person in the sense th"t the

l"tter c"nnot t"=e " li!el+ interest in eGtern"l "ppe"r"nce "s the orer does 'o the

philosopher, the eGtern"l world is onl+ "n "ppe"r"nce, b*t to the "notheworld, it is"ll re"l "nd etern"l 'here is nothin% wron% with either o the, since the word D"d is

*sed onl+ "s " *t*"l, rel"ti!e "ttrib*te Wh"t the philosopher s"+s, the l"+"n c"nnot

belie!eH "nd wh"t the l"+"n eGperiences, the philosopher c"nnot

&-' S*./ii; $* )i) M.(. ."is! i, B"./.,?


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'his is "n


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3"rio*s 5o%"s %i!e !"rio*s eGperiences 'he pr"ctice o 6r"n"+" "nd "th" 5o%ic

Bri+"s, or inst"nce, wo*ld %i!e " %r"ded series o ps+chic eGperiences Seein% "ll =inds

o ethere"l li%hts "nd he"rin% cert"in


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de%ree


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'he notion th"t others depend on +o* is d*e to sheer del*sion 8od "lone t"=es c"re o

e!er+one -ein% del*ded, +o* thin= th"t +o* "re s*pportin% +o*r =ith "nd =in "nd

*nder%o endless tro*bles, iseries "nd !eG"tions E!en i +o* t*rn "n "nchorite, 8od will"rr"n%e e!er+thin% "nd "int"in +o*r "il+


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"ppe"r"nce o the world !"nishes in the e"lit+ o 8od, ?*st "s when the l"p is bro*%ht,

the sn"=e which "ppe"red to be !"nishes in the rope th"t eGists

&3:' H$* %$ 7"!! $u"s!l+!s 7"$/ K."/.; S*./ii?

Feel, "s +o* do +o*r d"il+ d*ties, th"t +o* "re onl+ " witness o "ll th"t %oes on "ro*nd

+o*, o e!en +o*r own "ctions 'his is c"lled S"=shi -h"! 5o* sho*ld inw"rdl+ re"liIeth"t +o* "re dierent ro the "cti!e principle in +o* 'his is the ethod o 3ed"nt"

'here is the other e"sier, b*t e$*"ll+ potentethod o .iitt" -h"! Feel th"t the

ord "lone is the re"l doer o "ll "ctions "nd th"t +o* "re "n instr*ent in is h"nds

5o*r "ctions will be tr"nsored into worship o the ord, "nd +o* will not be bo*nd to

the Wor= witho*t eGpect"tion o "n+ rew"rd "nd witho*t e%ois oot o*t the ide" o"%enc+H eel, K " not the doerK 5o* will be reed ro the sh"c=les o B"r" 5o* will

not "cc**l"te new B"r"


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n the h*"n bein%, these senses "re %i!en to%ether with the s*perior, directi!e "c*lt+ o

intelli%ence with its "spects s*ch "s discriin"tion, selection, etc 'he senses "re to

oper"te *nder its wise s*per!ision 'he "i is not the *lti"te deni"l o the senses, b*tthe "chie!eent thro*%h restr"int, o " ple"s*re " illion old %re"ter th"n th"t "chie!ed

thro*%h %r"tiic"tion When one re"liIes this "ct, he will *nderst"nd, how, with the

5o%ic "spir"nt, this selrestr"int is not " "tter o bitterness or rel*ct"nt, *nwillin%repression "t "ll nderstood in its correct li%ht, it is " ?o+o*s, !ol*nt"r+ discipline

*ndert"=en or the "c$*isition o "n ininitel+ %re"ter "nd ore bliss*l eGperience #oes

the "n%ler e!er %r*d%e the loss o the wor c"st or c"tchin% " bi% ishL

oreo!er, the r"tion"le o "sceticis is not ri%htl+ *nderstood b+ ost people 'he ide"l

o "sceticis "nd pen"nce is not b"sed *pon repression Conser!"tion "nd s*bli"tion

"re the principles *nderl+in% "sceticis ri%htl+ pr"cticed 'he tr*e "scetic withholds,di!erts, c"n"liIes "nd in"ll+ tr"ns*tes his n"t*r"l propensities 'he *ntow"rd

reperc*ssions o orced repression s*ch "s copleG, ne*rosis, etc, h"!e no pl"ce here .o

do*bt, odern ps+cholo%ists "re correct in their !iew "bo*t repression, b*t one *st=now th"t it does not "ppl+ to reli%io*s "sceticis, wherein the process is s*bli"tion

"nd not ?*st repressionH "nd it *st "lw"+s be reebered th"t "sceticis is " p"rt o

5o%" which pro!ides s*ch " "r!elo*s s+ste o ent"l tr"inin% "nd c*lt*re th"t osteecti!el+ co*nter"cts "nd w"rds o "n+ possibilit+ o ne*rotic copleGes or obsessions

t is, howe!er, tr*e th"t "sceticis is !er+ *ch is*nderstood b+ the "?orit+ opersons, "nd *nort*n"tel+ b+ the "scetics thesel!es, "s " res*lt o which we h"rdl+

coe "cross " re"l "scetic in the "spir"nt world

5o%" recoends " proper *tiliI"tion o the treendo*s "c*lties o *ndissip"ted sensesor hi%her p*rposes o inner c*lt*re, soci"l wel"re, in!entions, scientiic pro%ress, "nd

in"ll+, int*ition 'he senses "re to be s*bli"ted thro*%h restr"int "pplied thro*%h re"son

"nd intelli%ent ?*d%eent 'heir *nliited potenti"lities "re to be h"rnessed or the%re"ter %ood "nd not "llowed to be ost sh"elessl+ dissip"ted or " oent"r+

ple"s*re, *nintelli%ent "nd "ni"listic 3iewed ro this "n%le, the "spir"nt is "s=ed not

to st"r!e "nd destro+ the senses, b*t re"ll+ to stren%then the "nd *tiliIe the or his%ood #issip"tion, on the contr"r+, "ct*"ll+ c"*ses destr*ction o the senses

'he 8ree= ide"l w"s en*nci"ted "s " %ener"l philosoph+ o lie or the "!er"%e h*"nit+


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he"lth+ or his proession"l s*ccess "r= the deni"ls "nd restrictions d*rin% the tr"inin%

period o "n+ serio*s c"ndid"te tr+in% or " ch"pionship in "thleticsM is =een Iest "nd

enth*si"s ser!e to =eep his ind in " hi%h ood o inspir"tion "nd "nticip"tion Wh"t,then, sho*ld be the interest "nd "spir"tion in tr*e "sceticis *ndert"=en "s " p"rt o the

tr"inin% or "n ininitel+ %re"ter "chie!eent in the spirit*"l p"thL

&5' H$* %$ "!/$+! i,)i0!s%i$,?

E"t when +o* "re h*n%r+ #o not e"t "n+thin% between e"ls E"t slowl+ in " c"lood Chew properl+ E"t oder"tel+

o w"ter one ho*r beore or "ter ood, ne!er with " e"l F"st on E="d"si E"t nothin%

beore 9 " or "ter 7 p '"=e c"re o +o*r teeth @*st beore or "ter " e"l, "!oid "ll

eGertion, ent"l or ph+sic"l el"G "t le"st or h"l "n ho*r < lon% bris= w"l= isbeneici"l 6"schiott"n"s"n, "l"s"n, -h*?"n%"s"n, S"l"bh"s"n, #h"n*r"s"n,

"+*r"s"nthese 5o%"s"ns will reo!e indi%estion #epression o ind, c"res,

worries "nd "nGieties "lso "ect the sto"ch -e cheer*l -e re%*l"r in +o*r @"p"

&5&' W.% is %! b!s% /!%$) %$ 2!2 %! .)+.,2! $7 lus%?

*st is b*t " n"t*r"l tendenc+ o the ind 'he best ethod to chec= the ip*lse is the

w"+ o intense "nd deep 3"ir"%+" b+ " st*d+ o reli%io*s boo=s, b+ const"nt S"ts"n% with

"h"t"s (noble so*ls), b+ selen$*ir+ or KWho " LK en$*ir+, b+ close obser!"nce othe w"+s o the world, "nd b+ "n *nderst"ndin% o the dise"ses "nd the spirit*"l

de%r"d"tion th"t res*lt ro o!erind*l%ence eeber the s"+in% o the ord in the

8it":

Trividham arakasyedam "varam asanmatmanah

Kamah Krodastata $obhas Tasmat %tat Trayam Tyajet

&'h( )V*+,-.

6r"ctice the chie


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o #"n" (oerin%) or the *plit o the so*l when the 6r"n" dep"rts ro the bod+ o "

h*"n bein% 'he cow is re"ll+ worth+ o o*r "dor"tion 6"nch" 8"!+" (the il=, c*rd,

8hee, *rine "nd d*n% o " cow) "re ord"ined to be t"=en in or 6r"+"schitt" "t thecoenceent o cert"in 3r"t"s li=e ishi 6"nch"i

.ow we eel th"t


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the propriet+ thereoM When the intellect*"l "n c*lti!"tes de!otion too, the res*lt is "n

*nderst"ndin% he"rt "nd bre"dth o !ision th"t le"d hi soon to Selre"liI"tion

" "s *ch interested in the spirit*"l wel"re o woen "s in th"t o enH perh"ps

t"=e " little ore interest in %*idin% woen on the p"th o S"dh"n" 'here "re three

re"sons or this Firstl+, +o* =now the wise s"+in%: K'he h"nd th"t roc=s the cr"dle r*lesthe worldK Wo"n is the "=er o "nH i she is spirit*"l, then there is no do*bt th"t the

whole o "n=ind wo*ld be pio*s "nd pe"ce*l Secondl+, while en "ll o!er the world

"re b*s+ r*nnin% "ter the sh"dow, tr+in% to "c$*ire we"lth "nd the *seless ob?ects o thisworld, it is the woen who preser!e #h"r" "s best "s the+ c"n 'he+ need "ll the

spirit*"l stren%th "nd enco*r"%eent th"t we c"n pro!ide the 'hirdl+, "s "ns Kbetter

h"lK, =now th"t i wo"n is spirit*"ll+ inclined, she will not le"!e her "n behind, b*t

will t"=e hi "lon% with her on the spirit*"l p"th She is "ns DS"h"dh"rini, "nd e!eni in the b*s+ wor="d"+ world "n or%ets his role or " while, wo"n will notH "nd she

will be p"tientl+ wor=in% or his wel"re "nd will con!ert hi to the lie di!ine

&58' S*./ii; *il! ($u .l*.(s .ss$2i.%! s.i,%li,!ss *i% u/ili%(; *( ."! ($u s$

7$,) $7 b!i,0 6$%$0".6!)?

'he orce behind the s+ste o !is*"l ed*c"tion which ps+cholo%ists tod"+ "ccl"i "s

ininitel+ s*perior to teGtboo= ed*c"tion will be "pp"rent i +o* relect o!er " !er+

coon phenoenon e"!e on +o*r t"ble in the st*d+ " ew %ood boo=s, " ewpictori"ls "nd " ew photo%r"phs et +o*r children, +o*r riends, coe into the st*d+

Wh"t do the+ pic= *p irstL 'he boo=sL .o 'he photo%r"phs irst, "nd then, the

pictori"ls

t is not entirel+ witho*t re"son th"t the old woen in So*th ndi" pre!ented their

%r"ndchildren ro bein% photo%r"phed, s"+in%, K5o*r l*stre will be t"=en "w"+ b+ the

photo%r"phK t is tr*e th"t +o*r l*stre is tr"nserred to the photo%r"ph 'o +o*r riends"nd rel"ti!es, to +o*r ne"r "nd de"r ones, +o*r photo%r"ph is "li!e, "%low with +o*r

l*stre 'hereore, to " de!otee, " pict*re o the ord, "nd to " disciple, " pict*re o the

8*r*, is " i!in% 6resence t is necess"r+ or edit"tions

Wh+ "re there so "n+ photo%r"phs, +o* "+ "s= #ierent people w"nt dierent

photo%r"phs, in dierent poses, with dierent b"c=%ro*nds h"!e to s"tis+ "ll o the

< photo%r"ph o ine t"=en twent+ +e"rs "%o "+ loo= ore +o*th*l "nd "+ be bettertechnic"ll+ th"n the photo%r"ph t"=en tod"+H b*t the "spir"nt who h"s seen e or the

irst tie tod"+ insists th"t he sho*ld h"!e " photo%r"ph o e "s " tod"+ "nd does not

"ccept "nother t"=en twent+ +e"rs "%o, howe!er nice it "+ be


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< s"int or " S"nn+"sin will not sleep on thorns, e"t *d "nd stones, w"l= on his he"d "nd

bre"= thro*%h w"lls is bod+, too, is s*b?ect to h*n%er "nd thirst, he"t "nd cold, etc, "nd

"n o!erco"t is onl+ " !ertic"l bl"n=et in bits "nd stitched in " con!enient w"+ to co!er thebod+ "%"inst cold witho*t h"perin% the o!eent o the libs or ser!ice < bl"n=et is

" horiIont"l piece do not "tt"ch ore iport"nce or !"l*e to the co"t


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error "nd this "lone c"nnot le"d to enli%htenent witho*t the c"lin% o the p"ssions "nd

discipline o the ind

&5>' Li7! .,) )!.%*i2 is /$"! )"!.)7ul?

ie "nd de"th "re both processes o %"inin% ore "nd ore resh eGperiences in the

pro%ress o e!ol*tion tendin% tow"rds the r*ition o the wishes o the eGperiencer ie is" scene where the indi!id*"l p*ts on the dress or the or o " cert"in "o*nt o desires

speci"l en!ironent which c"n be *lilled in the speci"l en!ironent "orded b+ itH "ndde"th is the tie when the indi!id*"l %oes behind the screen "nd p*ts on " new dress to

"ppe"r in "nother scene o lie in order to *lill "nother $*"lit+ o desires which c"nnot

ind the re$*ired "tosphere or r*ition in the present lie, b*t de"nd " resh s*it"ble

en!ironent ence, when properl+ *nderstood, neither o the is dre"d*l -oth "renecess"r+ processes o bre"=in% b"rriers "nd te"rin% the !eils in the p"th to 6erection 'o

the i%nor"nt "n, howe!er, both "re dre"d*l eGperiences e i"%ines de"th to be ore

dre"d*l

&8' W.% is %is !."%?

#ierent deinitions c"n be %i!en ro dierent st"ndpoints 'he e"rth is one o the

ields or eGperiencin% the r*its o %ood, b"d "nd iGed "ctions, "nd or perorin%

resh "ctions t is " -ho%"bh*i "s well "s " B"r"bh*i t is " b*ndle o "tos, "or o ener%+, " "teri"liI"tion o tho*%ht, "n eGpression o the eects o the B"r"s

o the indi!id*"ls o who it is coposed "nd to who it is rel"ted Scientiic"ll+, the

e"rth is onl+ one o the pl"nets which %o to "=e the *ni!erse

&8&' I, ., As"./ *!"! ($u .+! 0.%!"!) %$0!%!" ($u,0 s6i"i%u.l .s6i".,%s;

6"$/isi,0 %$ 0ui)! %!/ i, %!i" ".6i) /."2 %$ %! G$.l $7 li7!; +i4'; S!l7=

"!.li4.%i$,; *( )$ ($u !,2$u".0! ).,2!; )"./. .,) /usi2?

'he $*estion betr"+s "n i%nor"nce o the *nd"ent"l principles o *sic "nd d"nce

'he+ "re di!ine sho*ld re$*est +o* to reeber th"t ord Brishn" with isinsep"r"ble l*te "nd other S"r"s!"ti with er 3een" reind +o* th"t *sic is di!ine

ord ."t"r"?" reinds +o* th"t d"nce h"d its ori%in in i 'he wic=edness o "n

wo*ld is*se "n+thin% -ec"*se pic=poc=ets "re o*nd in "b*nd"nce in " teple on "

esti!"l d"+, sho*ld we den+ o*rsel!es the blessin%s o is #"rsh"nL

t is " pit+ th"t these two di!ine "rts *sic "nd d"nceh"!e been bro*%ht down to the

le!el o sens*o*s entert"inent t is the s"cred d*t+ o e!er+ lo!er o 8od "nd o the ine"rts to r"ise the to their ori%in"l st"nd"rds o p*rit+ "nd di!init+

*sic is ."d" 5o%" t "t once en"bles +o* to "tt"in *nion with ."d" -r"h"n, thes"cred 6r"n"!" .rit+" or d"nce en"bles +o* to enter into -h"!" S""dhi

#r"" is " !er+ power*l instr*ent or the dissein"tion o spirit*"l =nowled%e Wh"t+o* c"nnot te"ch thro*%h h*ndreds o boo=s "nd ho*rs o lect*re, +o* c"n brin% hoe to

the "*dience e"sil+ "nd eecti!el+ thro*%h " sin%le pl"+ #r"" is "n "rtor th"t

to*ches the he"rt


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'he !er+ "ct th"t the worldl+ "n h"s t"=en s*ch "n interest in these three "nd is*sed

the to *lil his ne"rio*s p*rposes, shows wh"t " treendo*s power the+ h"!e o!er the

he"rt "nd so*l o "n Wh"t " blessin% the+ will be i the+ "re *sed or spirit*"l endsM

&8-' W( .+!,#% ($u !,0.0!) ($u"s!l7 i, %! .2%i+! 7i!l) $7 s!"+i2! %$ u/.,i%(;

S*./ii; us% .s G.,)ii .) )$,!? U,li! i/; ($u .+! s!2lu)!) ($u"s!l7 $, %!

b.,s $7 %! G.,0!s *i%$u% !,%!"i,0 %! 6$li%i2.l 7i!l) .% .ll'

8od h"s endowed e"ch "n with cert"in t"lents "nd "r=ed o*t the ield o ser!ice orhi Wisdo lies in indin% o*t those t"lents "nd *tiliIin% the in selless ser!ice to

h*"nit+, in "ccord"nce with is will 8"ndhi?is w"s " politic"l ield o ser!ice ine is

the ield o ren*nci"tion, S"nn+"s "nd .i!ritti For *s to eGch"n%e pl"ces wo*ld be li=e "

cobbler "nd " t"ilor eGch"n%in% pl"cesM

-*t, do not "llow the ind to or the ipression th"t onl+ th"t "n who ind*l%es in

politics ser!es the ords children

&83' W( is sui2i)! 2$,si)!"!) . si,?

6le"s*re "nd p"in in lie "re respecti!el+ the rew"rds o the %ood "nd the b"d "ctions o

"n indi!id*"l " "n s*ers, it is " reinder to hi to ennoble his lie "nd "=e his

*t*re h"pp+ thro*%h the peror"nce o %ood deeds, seldiscipline "nd ri%ht eort

When " person, con!icted to " ter o iprisonent b+ the co*rt o l"w or h"!in%

coitted "n oence, esc"pes ro the prison, the l"w de"nds th"t he sho*ld be

re"rrested "nd %i!en "dded p*nishent, bec"*se he h"d not onl+ coitted "n oenceb*t tried to "!oid the p*nishent thereor So is the c"se with tr+in% to esc"pe ro ones

s*erin% b+ inlictin% de"th on onesel, r"ther th"n "tteptin% thro*%h seleort to

ipro!e ones *t*re or "cceptin% philosophic"ll+ wh"t is be+ond "ll help

ne h"s, besides, no ri%ht to t"=e " lie, e!en tho*%h it "+ be his own, since it is " crie

not onl+ in the e+es o 8od b*t "lso in the e+es o soci"l l"w 'he person who coitss*icide will s*er ore in " spiritbod+ or " period o tie, "nd then t"=e " lower or

o birth, to wor= o*t his B"r" So, one will not be beneited in "n+ w"+ b+ coittin%

s*icide

&85' T! A%/., is )i77!"!,% 7"$/ %! b$)( .,) is ,$% .77!2%!) b( %! l.%%!"#s )$i,0s'

T! b$)( is "!b$", . ,u/b!" $7 %i/!s .22$")i,0 %$ i%s K."/. .,) 0$!s %"$u0 li7!

.,) )!.% .s 6!" %! Su6"!/! Will' I7 %is is s$; %!, *$ 0$!s %$ !ll $" !.+!,?

'he re"l eGperiencer o "n+thin%, in "n indi!id*"listic w"+, is neither the Sel nor the

ph+sic"l bod+ t is the ind th"t is the centre o indi!id*"lit+, th"t indi!id*"liIes "ndiprisons " r"+ o the


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cle"r th"t the indi!id*"lit+ o " person is "s *ch re"l or *nre"l "s " relection o " re"l

ob?ect

'ho*%h e!er+thin% h"ppens "ccordin% to the S*pree Will, the B"r" o the indi!id*"l

deterines the or or sh"pe o the eGperience th"t is to be h"d *nder the dispens"tion o

this Will t is not the


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the present "nd the *t*re "re "ll s!"r"s -ein% "lone -*t ro the indi!id*"ls own

liited st"ndpoint, there is, in spite o the "ct o " ch"n%eless *ni!ers"l l"w, " sort o

"pp"rent reedo o "ction iposed *pon hisel b+ his own indi!id*"lit+ 'ho*%h theindi!id*"ls reedo o tho*%ht "nd "ction is not the in"l tr*th "bo*t it, it "ss*es "

rel"ti!e iport"nce "nd be%ins to "ect the indi!id*"l with its re"ctions, "s " res*lt o the

indi!id*"ls notion o the re"lit+ o " liited person"lit+ "nd its tho*%hts "nd "ctions n"cco*nt o this selcre"ted bond"%e the @i!" s*ers "nd this s*erin% coes to "n end

the oent the @i!" re"liIes its identit+ with s!"r" in conscio*sness, in "cti!it+ "nd in its

!er+ eGistence itsel

&8


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re"liIed "nd elt onl+ b+ people "d!"nced in the spirit*"l line -e%inners c"n erel+

repe"t these or*l"s li=e " p"rrot 'heir eGperience, #rishti "nd ode o S"dh"n" "re

entirel+ dierent ro the eGpressions o re"liIed persons -e%inners sho*ld be !er+c"re*l, "s the+ will be e"sil+ d*ped b+ "+"

&9&' P$li%i2s .s b!2$/! %! G$) $7 %! ).( .,) is /$"! s$ i, I,)i.' R!li0i$, .s

2$/! %$ b! "!0.")!) .s . su6!"7lu$us %i,0' H$* %!, is i% 6$ssibl! %$ /.!

!+!"($,! b!li!+! i, G$) .,) "!li0i$,?

t is wron% to re%"rd th"t politics h"s %ot soe o those !er+ people h"d "shioned those

precedence o!er reli%ion n person"l lie, the "?orit+ o "n=ind does belie!e in 8odH

"nd in ndi", there is *nderc*rrent o reli%ion thro*%ho*t the l"nd 6olitics is onl+ "

s*r"ce "cti!it+ thr*st *pon ost people d*e to socioeconoic orces

When one %ets =noc=s "nd blows, when he %ets dis%*sted with the sens*"l ob?ects on

"cco*nt o their iper"nenc+, when he %ets eGperience "nd discriin"tion "nddisp"ssion, his ind will be t*rned tow"rds 8od .ow he becoes s*sceptible to

reli%io*s inl*enceH "nd the cop"n+ o %ood en "nd spirit*"l boo=s "=e hireli%io*s 'ill then there is no *se orcin% reli%ion on this "n

&9-' D$!s %! s$ul %.! . ,!* b$)( i, $,! (!."? D$!s i% %.! %!, (!."s? H$* l$,0

)$!s $,! li+! u6$, %! sub%l!" 6l.,!s b!7$"! "!.66!."i,0 $, %! !."% 6l.,!?

'here is no deinite period o tie in this "tter n "in, two "ctors decide this iss*e,

!iI, the n"t*re o the indi!id*"l B"r" "nd the l"st ipression beore de"th t "+ !"r+

ro h*ndreds o +e"rs to " ew onths e!en 'hose th"t wor= o*t soe o their B"r"sin other pl"nes in s*btler re%ions t"=e " consider"ble tie beore enterin% " resh bod+

'he inter!"l is !er+ lon%, or " +e"r o the e"rth period p"sses o "s " sin%le d"+ on the

celesti"l pl"ne 'here is "n inst"nce cited where, seein% the ""Ieent "nd "dir"tion o

orei%n to*rists "t the iposin% r*ins o cert"in "ncient on*ents, " s"int present in the!icinit+ re"r=ed th"t soe o those people h"d "shioned those on*ents cent*ries

"%o

< !er+ sens*"l indi!id*"l with stron% cr"!in% or one with intense "tt"chent soeties

is reborn $*ic=l+


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*sic is " s+ste o h"ronio*s, elodio*s "nd rh+thic so*nds c"p"ble o prod*cin%

inner pe"ce "nd "n ineGpressible thrill o ?o+ *sic is one o the sciences which de"l

with ."d" (S"bd") which is the irst !ibr"tion o -r"h"n represented b+ the 6r"n"!"


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h"!e the #"rsh"n o "h"t"s e"r their spirit*"l instr*ctions i!e with the bser!e

o*n" "nd pr"ctice concentr"tion "nd edit"tion 'hen onl+ will +o* en?o+ pe"ce

&99' I ./ "!%i"!) 7"$/ s!"+i2!' I .+! 7i1!) u6 /( s$,s i, s!"+i2!' W.% s$ul) I )$

,$* %$ l!.) %! li7! $7 . Y$0i?

oh" is !er+ diic*lt to er"dic"te t is " stron% we"pon o "+" t is oh" th"t cre"testhe ide" o ineness "nd the eelin% o e%ois t cre"tes in"t*"ted lo!e or children

5o* h"!e not destro+ed oh" in +o*r he"rt o he"rts C*t o "ll connection with +o*rwie, children, riends "nd rel"ti!es #o not write letters 8o in or " 5"tr" "nd !isit the

"h"t"s in the pl"ces o pil%ri"%e #e!elop 3"ir"%+" 5o* h"!e o*nd o*t ro +o*r

own eGperience th"t +o* c"nnot %et s*pree pe"ce "nd h"ppiness in the worldl+ lie

+o* re"ll+ h"!e no oh" "nd i +o* h"!e " stron% desire to becoe " S"nn+"sin, thenbecoe " S"nn+"sin e"d " %lorio*s lie o ren*nci"tion "nd "tt"in Selre"liI"tion b+

the pr"ctice o 5o%" Fro the eGperience o +o*r 5"tr", select " 8*r* who will %*ide

+o* "nd ollow his instr*ctions iplicitl+

&9:' C., I %.! S.,,(.s *!, I .+! /( *i7! .,) ($u,0 2il)"!, ? Is i% ,$% . si, %$.+$i) %!s! )!6!,)!,%s *!, %!( ."! i, . !l6l!ss 2$,)i%i$,?

+o* h"!e intense "nd re"l 3"ir"%+" born o 'iti=sh" "nd 3i!e=" "nd i +o* h"!e stron%

**=sh*t!", +o* c"n t"=e S"nn+"s 'he Sr*tis decl"re: Keno*nce the world on the!er+ d"+ +o* %et 3"ir"%+"K +o* h"!e oh" or +o*r wie "nd children, +o* c"nnot %et

"n+ spirit*"l pro%ress, "s +o*r ind will be "lw"+s thin=in% o the 'hereore, destro+

oh" irst 6ossess re"l 3"ir"%+"

When +o* "re in the world, do " lot o @"p" "nd edit"tion When +o* "d!"nce " bit, %o

to " "ro pl"ce, li!e in secl*sion, see the stren%th o +o*r ind "nd see i +o* still h"!e

"n+ oh" l*r=in% in +o*r ind 'hen +o* c"n t"=e S"nn+"s 5o* will %et s*ccess

-eore +o* reno*nce, see th"t +o*r wie "nd children "re wellpro!ided therwise, the+

will const"ntl+ be thin=in% o +o* "nd +o* will be dr"wn b+ their ent"l c*rrents When+o* li!e with +o*r wie, te"ch her the iport"nce o S"nn+"s "nd "s= her to do @"p" "nd

edit"tion She *st le"d " spirit*"l lie 'hen onl+ she will not interere with +o* "ter

+o*r S"nn+"s

-h"rtrih"ri, 8"*r"n%", S"d"si!" -r"h"n "nd others deserted their wi!es


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b*ildin% c"stles "nd !icio*s $*"lities e"d " contented lie ed*ce +o*r 3+"!"h"r"

i!e in " spirit*"l "tosphere li=e in "ridw"r, ishi=esh, tt"r="shi, etc bser!e

o*n" or *ll three onths 5o* c"n e"sil+ control the ind

&9>' I 7!!l . bu",i,0 s!,s.%i$, i, /( !(!s .,) /( /i,) is "!s%l!ss .,) s$ I ./

u,.bl! %$ /!)i%.%!' Is %!"! .,( !77!2%i+! "!/!)(?

t is " si%n to show th"t +o*r s+ste is he"ted


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so, the c*rio*s orei%ner tries to ind o*t soe deects in the worship o s+bols 'he

in%" is onl+ the o*tw"rd s+bol o the orless bein%, ord Si!"

in%" e"ns D"r= in S"ns=rit t is " s+bol which points to "n inerence When +o*

see " bi% lood in " ri!er, +o* iner th"t there *st h"!e been he"!+ r"ins the pre!io*s

d"+ When +o* see so=e, +o* iner th"t there *st be ire 'his !"st world o co*ntlessors is " in%" o the onipotent ord 'he Si!" in%" is " s+bol o ord Si!" When

+o* loo= "t the in%", +o*r ind is "t once ele!"ted "nd +o* be%in to thin= o the ord

'here is " +sterio*s power or indescrib"ble S"=ti in the in%" to ind*ce concentr"tion

o the ind @*st "s the ind is oc*ssed e"sil+ in cr+st"l %"Iin%, so "lso, it "tt"ins one

pointedness when it loo=s "t the in%" 'h"t is the re"son wh+ the "ncient ishis o

ndi" h"!e prescribed the in%" or bein% inst"lled in the teples o ord Si!"

'o " sincere de!otee, the in%" is not " bloc= o stone t is "ll r"di"nt 'e?"s or Ch"it"n+"

'he in%" t"l=s to hi, "=es hi shed pro*se te"rs, prod*ces horripil"tion "nd eltin%o the he"rt t r"ises the de!otee "bo!e bod+conscio*sness "nd helps hi to co*ne

with the ord "nd "tt"in .ir!i="lp" S""dhi ord "" worshipped the Si!" in%" "t"esw"r "!"n", the le"rned schol"r, worshipped the %olden in%" Wh"t " lot o+stic S"=ti there sho*ld be in the in%"M

'he li%ht o conscio*sness "niestin% o*t o S"d"si!" is, in re"lit+, the Si!" in%"Fro i "ll the o!in% "nd *no!in% cre"tions t"=e their ori%in e is the in%" or

c"*se o e!er+thin% n i the whole world er%es itsel in"ll+ 'he Si!" 6*r"n" s"+s:

#Pitham Ambamayam Sarvam Sivalin(ascha .hinmayam# 'he s*pport or 6ith" o "ll

is 6r"=riti or 6"r!"tiH "nd the in%" is Chin"+" 6*r*sh", the E*l%ent i%ht which issell*ino*s 'he *nion o 6r"=riti "nd 6*r*sh", o 6"r!"ti "nd Si!" in%", is the c"*se

o the world

'he *nion o in%" with 5oni is " represent"tion o the etern"l *nion between the st"tic"nd the d+n"ic "spects o the


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"*to"tic"ll+ t*rn 8odw"rd


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&:>' I, s6i%! $7 /( %$"$u0 s!."2; I ./ ,$% i, . 6$si%i$, %$ 7i,) $u% . "!.l Gu"u'

C., ($u su00!s% $,!?

'o ind o*t " re"l 8*r* who "+ sincerel+ loo= "ter the disciple is " !er+ diic*lt t"s= in

this world t is $*ite tr*e -*t, to ind o*t " tr*e disciple who "+ sincerel+ ollow the

instr*ctions o " 8*r* is indeed " !er+, !er+ diic*lt t"s= in this world "!e +o* tho*%hto!er this pointL #o not *se +o*r re"son too *ch in the selection o " 8*r* +o* "il to

%et " 8*r* o the irstcl"ss t+pe, tr+ to %et one who is tre"din% the spirit*"l p"th or soe

+e"rs, who h"s ri%ht cond*ct "nd other !irt*o*s $*"lities, "nd soe =nowled%e o thescript*res @*st "s " S*b"ssist"nt S*r%eon will be "ble to "ttend on " p"tient when the

Ci!il S*r%eon is not "!"il"ble, so "lso, the secondcl"ss t+pe o 8*r* will be o %re"t help

to +o* in the "bsence o " irstcl"ss 8*r*

&


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6le"se %o thro*%h + tr"nsl"tion o the Sri"d -h"%"!"d 8it" 6r"ctice the sort o

ren*nci"tion "d!oc"ted b+ it t does not re$*ire +o* to reno*nce "il+ lie 5o* h"!e to

li!e in the world "nd le"rn thro*%h the world witho*t becoin% one o the world 5o*rd*t+ is to "int"in the ho*sehold, b*t not to %et "tt"ched to it 'hen "nd then "lone will

+o* h"!e th"t p*rit+ o ind which will en"ble +o* to pro%ress on +o*r p"th tow"rds the

"tt"inent o perenni"l pe"ce, ?o+ "nd bliss

Eno*%h o +o*r wron% notions


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Ch"it"n+" in pl"nts "nd trees ence the+ c"nnot eGperience p"in 'he tree will not s"+,

K " eGperiencin% p"inK 'he ind in pl"nts "nd trees is not de!eloped t is $*ite

r*dient"r+ t is @"d" "nd insentient ie on e"rth will be ipossible i we t"=e c*ttin%!e%et"bles "lso "s is" 'his is onl+ splittin% the h"irs 'his is the idle philosoph+ o

those who t"=e interest in !"in disc*ssions "nd "r%*ents %nore triles -ecoe "

pr"ctic"l "n

&


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n wh"t sense is the world *nre"lL 'he world is not "s *nre"l "s the horn o " h"re or the

son o " b"rren wo"n 'his world is "n epiric"l or rel"ti!e re"lit+ (3+"!"h"ric S"tt")

t is not so re"l "s -r"h"n When cop"red with -r"h"n or the Etern"l, it h"s no re"leGistence 'he world is " phenoenon or "n "ppe"r"nce -r"h"n is the no*enon or the

"bsol*te 'he world is *nre"l onl+ or " @n"ni who is restin% in his own S!"r*p" 'he !"st

"?orit+ o persons h"!e is*nderstood the ter Dith+" ence the+ tr+ to le"!e theworld "ilessl+ witho*t "n+ discipline "nd witho*t de!elopin% "n+ !irt*e 'his is " s"d

ist"=e '"=in% the world "s " ere "ppe"r"nce, +o* will h"!e to wor= in the world with

*ntirin% p"tience witho*t e%ois, b*t with


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worr+L 'he desires or propert+ "nd children will bind " "n to the wheel o S"s"r"

'hese "re "ll hindr"nces or " @i?n"s*

Wh"t did ord -*ddh" "nd -h"rtrih"ri do with their est"tesL #id e"ch one cr"!e or " son

to loo= "ter his est"teL ow c"n " "n who thin=s o propert+ "nd son thin= o 8odL t

is ipossible to thin= o 8od "nd "on n the presence o li%ht, d"r=ness c"nnoteGist When +o* en?o+ sens*"l ple"s*re, +o* c"nnot h"!e the bliss o


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&>&' Is *$/., /.)! 7$" /., .,) %$ s!"+! i/ $,l(? Di) G$) 2"!.%! us 7$" %!

i%2!, .,) 7$" 6"$2"!.%i$,? W( s$ul) . *$/., 6l.( . s!2$,)."( 6."%? W( )$

($u )!,( [email protected] "i0%s %$ *$/!,?

Wo"n is in no w"+ inerior to "n 'he hoe is " cooper"ti!e or%"niI"tion t

lo*rishes on the principle o di!ision o l"bo*r " "n e"rns "nd the wie st"+s "thoe, it does not e"n th"t the wo"n is " p"r"site "nd " sl"!e She is indeed the b*ilder

o the n"tion 'o "=e noble citiIens b+ tr"inin% their children "nd to or the ch"r"cter

o the whole h*"n r"ce is *ndo*btedl+ " power "r %re"ter th"n th"t which woen co*ldhope to eGercise "s !oters or l"w"=ers, "s presidents, inisters or ?*d%es

'he ide" th"t en "nd woen "re e$*"ls is p*rel+ " Western concept 'he ndi"n or

ind* concept is th"t "n "nd wo"n, 6*r*sh" "nd S"=ti, "re one "nd indi!isible Sit"did not thin= hersel "s " sep"r"te entit+ She w"s in "nd o "" 'he ndi"n wo"n

"lw"+s identiies hersel copletel+ with her h*sb"nd in "ll doestic, reli%io*s "nd soci"l

lie She is the $*een o the ho*se She ill*ines the hoe thro*%h the %lor+ ootherhood t is in the otherhood o wo"n th"t "ll her prero%"ti!e, %lor+, copetenc+

"nd ?*risdiction "re speci"ll+ !ested

'he West h"s seen woen pl"+in% the "n in e!er+ w"l= o lie -*t "s=: K"s this

contrib*ted ore to h*"n h"ppiness "nd to the re"l prosperit+ "nd pe"ce o the co*ntr+L

S*rel+ it h"s bro*%ht ore di!orce co*rts, ore *nh"ppiness, ore restlessness 'his h"sonl+ thic=ened the woens !eil o i%nor"nce "nd "*%ented their "?"sic eleentK

E!en in the West, there "re "n+ persons who "re not in "!o*r o woen cl"iin%

e$*"lit+ with en E!en those who were in "!o*r o this o!eent "re now serio*sl+repentin% or their wron% "d!oc"c+, bec"*se the+ "re "ct*"ll+ witnessin% beore their

e+es its pernicio*s eects

oose lie is not perect reedo 6roisc*o*s iGin% is not reedo Soe woen ondi" h"!e r*ined thesel!es b+ t"=in% "d!"nt"%e o this "lse reedo

'he ide"l o the wo"n in the West sho*ld not be o*r ide"l, or then we sh"ll not onl+ be

den"t*r"liIed, b*t "lso den"tion"liIed ne n"tion c"nnot "dopt the ide"l "nd the soci"l

c*stos o "nother witho*t *nderinin% ones own roc=botto b"se

Woen sho*ld becoe %ood others onl+ 'his is the *nction the+ will h"!e to peror

in the %r"nd pl"n o 8od 'his is wh"t is e"nt in the di!ine pl"n 'his is the will o 8od

Woen h"!e their own ps+cholo%ic"l tr"its, teper"ent, c"p"cities, !irt*es, instincts"nd ip*lses 'he+ h"!e their own dis"d!"nt"%es in societ+ 'he+ c"nnot, "nd sho*ld

not, copete with en

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6l!.s! b$% is *i7! .,) G$) si/ul%.,!$usl(?

"rried lie c"n ne!er be "n obstr*ction to those who "re endowed with disp"ssion "nd

det"chent to worldl+ ob?ects "nd who consider th"t lie is intended to o*ld ones own

sel b+ dr"win% lessons ro the *ni!ersit+ o ."t*re St*d+ the li!es o s"ints li=e

'h+"%"r"?", E="n"th, ."rsi eht", -h"dr"ch"l" "d"s, '*="r", ."de!, @"+"de!",


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Ch"it"n+" "nd B"bir 6robe deep into the world "nd the w"+ in which the "bo!e

entioned s"ints "nd " host o others "ct*"ll+ led their li!es

t is dis%r"ce*l on the p"rt o "n i he tries to ple"se hisel b+ ple"sin% his wie e

who considers "rried lie "s intended to ple"se his wie is worse th"n "n "b?ect sl"!e -e

selrestr"ined et the wie be "de "w"re o the "i "nd p*rpose o lie "nd the w"+s"nd e"ns o "tt"inin% it in "nd thro*%h 8rih"sth" lie #o not +ield to the lower

ip*lses when propted b+ +o*r incorri%ible n"t*re or b+ the st*bborn ch"r"cter o the

other p"rt+, b*t "rr"n%e +o*rsel in s*ch " b"l"nced w"+ th"t the ps+chic "nd ph+sic"lperson"lit+ o neither is *pset Wh"te!er "ctions +o* do, dedic"te the to 8od "nd

consider the not "s +o*rs 6r"+ or " selp*ri+in%, contented "nd continent lie esi%n

+o*rsel rec=lessl+ in the spirit*"l b"ttleield "nd "=e no retre"t e!en i lie h"ppens to

be "t st"=e -e " "ster o!er +o*rsel "nd tre"t +o*rsel "s " ser!"nt o 8od, b*t not "s "ser!"nt o +o*r wie Fei%n th"t +o* "re one with +o*r wedded p"rtner, b*t be e!er

tr"nscendin% in ent"l o*tloo= 5o* c"n be on the s"e side o lie

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%! Mu"%i $7 L$") K"is,. .,) ./ i, s!."2 $7 . C.%u"bu Mu"%i $7 L$")

K"is,. *i% A"u, .% His 7!!%' Pl!.s! l!% /! ,$* $* I s$ul) 0$ $, i, 7u%u"!'

5o* h"!e "lre"d+ cre"ted " cle"r ent"l i"%e, oent* "nd orce b+ edit"tin% on

ord Brishn" t is not %ood to ch"n%e the or now E!en i +o* ch"n%e it, the old or

will coe beore the ind thro*%h orce o h"bit 'hereore, h"!e the s"e i"%e onl+

#o not %o in or ord Brishn" with o*r h"nds

Om Narayanais not the proper "ntr" 'he proper "ntr" is Om Namo Narayanaya

Omis both S"%*n" "nd .ir%*n" +o* st*d+ 6r"snop"nish"d, +o* will *nderst"nd thispoint well

"t "ll +o* wish to ch"n%e the "ntr", +o* c"n re!ert to Om Namo Bha(avate

Vasudevaya 5o* c"n repe"t this or soe tie

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s./! %i,0 i, .ll $7 %!/' T!( s.( %.% !+!"(%i,0 *! 2$/! .2"$ss is u,"!.l; $,l(

G$) is "!.l .,) %.% *! .+! %$ %i, .,) u,)!"s%.,) %! T"u% b( $u"s!l+!s' H$*

."! *! %$ )$ i%; S*./ii?

e"din% will help +o* onl+ to " cert"in eGtent 'oo *ch re"din% will l"nd +o* in

con*sion 5o* sho*ld edit"te "nd concentr"te on one p"rtic*l"r ide" 'h"t p"rtic*l"ride" sho*ld ser!e "s the e+eopener 'hen "lone will +o* %et 3"ir"%+"H +o* will be "ble

to *nderst"nd the "lse n"t*re o thin%s '"=e, or inst"nce, the lie o Sri Sw"i S"d"si!"

-r"hendr" o .er*r 'he ere *tterin% o the word Dw"it b+ his other, when he "s=edher to ser!e ood, inlicted s*ch " blow on his ind "nd stirred it so well "s to "=e hi

*nderst"nd the e"lit+


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5o* "+ be con!inced intellect*"ll+ th"t the world is "lse, onl+ 8od is re"l "nd "ll the

senseen?o+ents brin% iser+ onl+ -*t this con!iction is not stron% 5o* "+ thin=,

Ket e en?o+ the senseple"s*res or i!e in*tesK 'h*s +o* "re decei!ed b+ "+" 9' Obs!"+.,2! $7 B"./.2."(. *$ul) .66!." %$ b! /!.,i,0l!ss; b!2.us!

s2i!,%is%s; %"$u0 l.b$".%$"( %!s%s; .+! 6"$+!) %.% s!/!, 2.,,$% b! "!.bs$"b!)

i,%$ %! s(s%!/ .,) %.% %! b".i, .s ,$%i,0 %$ )$ *i% s!/!,'

Seen is " +sterio*s secretion th"t is "ble to cre"te " li!in% bod+ Seen itsel is li!in%s*bst"nce t is lie itsel 'hereore, when it le"!es "n, it t"=es " portion o his own lie

< li!in% thin% c"nnot be p*t to l"bor"tor+ tests, witho*t irst =illin% it 'he scientist h"s

no "pp"r"t*s to test it 8od h"s pro!ided the onl+ test to pro!e its precio*s n"t*re, !iI,

the wob 'he !er+ "ct th"t seen is "ble to cre"te lie is proo eno*%h th"t it is lieitsel

h"!e tho*s"nds o letters ro +o*n% en who h"!e w"sted this precio*s l*id "nd "rein " iser"ble pli%ht Se!er"l +o*n% en e!en %o to the point o coittin% s*icideM

'hro*%h rec=less w"ste o seen, the+ lose "ll their ph+sic"l, ent"l "nd intellect*"l

"c*lties 'hose who "re perect -r"h"ch"rins h"!e l*stro*s e+es, " he"lth+ bod+ "ndind, "nd " =een, piercin% intellect

Scientists with their test t*bes "nd b"l"nces c"nnot "ppro"ch s*btle thin%s .o "o*nt odissection o the bod+ will be "ble to tell +o* where the so*l is, where lie is, or where the

ind is 'hro*%h the pr"ctice o 5o%", the sein"l ener(y- not the %ross ph+sic"l seen

lows *pw"rds "nd enriches the ind 'his h"s been decl"red b+ the s"%es 5o* will

h"!e to eGperience it +o*rsel


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&>:' Is sui2i)! %! l$0i2.l 2$,2lusi$, 7$" . /., *$ .s 2$/! %$ b!li!+! %.% li7! .s

,$ /!.,i,0 7$" i/?

S*icide is not the lo%ic"l concl*sion o " e"nin%less lie, b*t the illo%ic"l concl*sion

"rri!ed "t b+ the tho*%htless "nd nondiscriin"tin% ind which h"s "iled to percei!e

the e"nin% th"t is in lie S*icide does not reo!e iser+ or correct deects, b*t le"ds to!iolent re"ctions l"ter on >' W.% ."! %! /!%$)s %$ )!+!l$6 u,"u77l!) s!"!,i%( .,) /!,%.l 2$/6$su"!

u,)!" .ll 2$,)i%i$,s $7 li7! ? Is .bs$lu%! s!"!,i%( 6$ssibl! $7 .%%.i,/!,%?

5es -+ "ll e"ns Consider +o*rsel "s de"d to the world or the world "s de"d to +o*

#e!elop


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Fro tie ieori"l, other 8"n%es h"s been "ssoci"ted with s"%es "nd s"ints who

h"d o*nd iense spirit*"l beneit b+ b"thin% in her w"ters "s well "s b+ drin=in% it

Fire c"n b*rn "ll other thin%s, b*t c"nnot "ct *pon its own sel Flowin% down the

i"l"+"n r"n%es which cont"in "n+ " r"re herb th"t possess disinect"nt power to "

!er+ hi%h de%ree, other 8"n%es cont"ins the !"rio*s cheic"ls (o*nd in those herbs) in" n"scent condition


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'here is no dierence between +o* "nd "n "ni"l when both "re considered "s so*ls

inh"bitin% the bodies Fro whiche!er so*rce +o* deri!e the ri%ht to li!e "nd en?o+ in

this "teri"l bod+, ro th"t !er+ s"e so*rce, the so*ls o these "ni"ls h"!e deri!ede$*"l ri%hts to li!e "nd en?o+ in their "teri"l bodies ence, +o* do not possess the

or"l ri%ht to =ill " sin%le li!in% bein%, howe!er s"ll it "+ be

"st b*t not the le"st, there is ne Conscio*sness which h"s eGpressed itsel in the or

o the !"rio*s bein%s, "ni"te "nd in"ni"te


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h"s S"tt!" in "b*nd"nt e"s*re b+ w"+ o @"p", S!"dh+"+", 6r"n"+", selless ser!ice

"nd other ele!"ti!e wor=s (5"?n")

KBillin% o conscienceK e"ns =illin% o wh"t is di!ine in "n, =illin% o the en!i"ble

$*"lit+ o S"tt!", eGpendit*re o the l"*d"ble we"lth o #h"r", the pr"iseworth+

tre"s*re o spirit*"l pro%ress e who is 8ode"rin% c"n ne!er coit "n+thin% th"tdeb"ses hi or de%r"des hi in or"l e!ol*tion 'o =ill the conscience e"ns to =ill the

8od in "n, to "=e "n end o "ll #"i!i S"p"t (we"lth o di!ine $*"lities) "nd e$*"l

onesel to " br*te "nd red*ce onesel to " spirit*"l c"nnib"l 'r*e conscience is "nothern"e or the ' M.( I ,$* i7 ($u /!., b( S.s%".s# %! .0!=$l); *"i%%!, $" u,*"i%%!,; s!% .,)

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6"i,2i6l! 2., s%.,) %! %!s% $7 %i/!'


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5es, the "%eold, written or *nwritten set principles o the "ncient ind* reli%io*s

script*res "re tered DS"str"s -*t bec"*se o this, it need not ollow th"t the+ sho*ld

becoe tieb"rred 'he *nd"ent"l tenets o ri%ht li!in% "re *nch"n%in% 'here c"nnotbe "n+ sort o dierence in the *nd"ent"ls

odiic"tions, "lter"tions "nd "d?*stents "re necess"r+H b*t these sho*ld be eected inthe eGtern"l odes o interpret"tion "nd ethods o "pplic"tion to s*it the ch"n%in% ties

"nd the new en!ironents o " new %ener"tion

'here is no h"r in ch"n%in% the eGtern"ls so lon% "s it does not "ect the *nd"ent"l

principles F*nd"ent"l !irt*es li=e tr*th, ellowship, nonin?*r+, p*rit+, ?*stice,

inte%rit+, etc, will contin*e to be "pplic"ble to the lie o h*"nit+ 3iol"tion o these

wo*ld "lw"+s be " si%n"l or coin% c"l"it+

-&' S$ul) %! /!.,s %$ .2i!+! 0$$) !,)s b! .l*.(s 0$$)? M!)i2i,! %.s%!s bi%%!";

bu% 2u"!s )is!.s!s' A"u,. 7$u0% .0.i,s% %! K.u".+.s %$ .2i!+! 0$$) !,)s'

ndi"n tho*%ht h"s no hesit"tion in "nswerin% this $*estion in the "ir"ti!e EGcept the

r"n= "teri"lists, the Ch"r!"="s, the o*nders o "ll other s+stes o ndi"n tho*%htboldl+ decl"re th"t Kone sho*ld not "dopt " o*l e"ns to "chie!e " desired end, howe!er

co!et"ble th"t end "+ beK 'here sho*ld not be "n+ do*bt re%"rdin% this point

dont thin= th"t +o*r two eG"ples "re stron% eno*%h to pro!e th"t the end ?*stiies the

e"ns For, the edicine, whether it be sweet or bitter, in so "r "s it does not do "n+

h"r to the p"tient or "n+bod+ else while c*rin% the dise"se, sho*ld be considered "s "

e"ns ree ro "n+ "*lt t is " "ir e"ns to "chie!e the end, !iI, c*re o the dise"se

n the second eG"ple,


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d*e to hi b+ !irt*e o his p"st "ctions wont le"!e hi *ntil "nd *nless the+ "re en?o+ed

b+ hi copletel+

n the contr"r+, b+ s*icide one is in!itin% ore iseries, or it "+ t"=e soe tie or

hi to %et "nother %ross bod+ in which he c"n en?o+ the eects o his "ctions, "nd d*rin%

this interi period, he "+ h"!e to o!e "bo*t in the or o " 6ret" or %host t is, oco*rse, needless to s"+ th"t =illin% " h*"n bein% is " criin"l oence le%"ll+ "nd is

tot"ll+ heino*s ro the point o !iew o spirit*"l pro%ress, b"rrin%, o co*rse, s*ch

contin%encies "s in " w"r

-&-' W( is i% %.% %! li7!=s6., $7 %! /$)!", /., is s$ s$"% .s 2$/6."!) %$ %.%

$7 is .,2!s%$"s?

*r "ncestors *sed to h"!e " wellre%*l"ted, disciplined lie 'he+ were not sl"!es o

their senses "s the odern people "re 'he+ *sed to do @"p", 6r"n"+", S"ndh+"!"nd"n"

('ri="l") "nd S!"dh+"+" (st*d+ o reli%io*s boo=s li=e the 8it", the -h"%"!"t" "nd the""+"n") 'he+ *sed to do ch"rit+ "nd selless ser!ice, "nd obser!e 3r"t"s li=e

E="d"si, Sri "" ."!"i, Sri Brishn"


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-&5' S*./ii; *( )$ ($u .ll$* ($u" 7!!% %$ b! *$"si66!); .ll$* "!0ul." Pu. %$ b!

$77!"!) %$ ($u" 7!!%?

'he "teri"listic odern ind needs " %ood l*shin% beore it c"n *nderst"nd this 'o

the spirit*"l "spir"nt, the 8*r*s eet "re not eet erel+, b*t "re the ch"nnels o di!ine

%r"ce Fro tie ieori"l, the ndi"n see=er "ter tr*th h"s =nown th"t his recepti!ecentre, !iI, the he"d, sho*ld coe into cont"ct with the preceptors tr"nsittin% centre,

the eet, in order to %et in*sed with spirit*"l power, wisdo "nd li%ht 'his is one o the

"Gios o electricit+, th"t the positi!e "nd the ne%"ti!e poles sho*ld coe into cont"ct inorder to coplete the circ*it

6"d" 6*?" de!elops the spirit o sels*rrender in the "spir"nt 'he lower s+boliIin% the

he"rt, the r*its s+boliIin% the r*its o "ll "ctions, coins representin% "ll we"lth, "ndc"phor s+boliIin% the !er+ so*l o the "spir"nt which %ets tot"ll+ "bsorbed in the

enli%htened Sel o the 8*r*, "re irst oered in worship


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'he world o li!in% bein%s h"s three thin%s in coon


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When the ind *nder%oes ph"ses o tr"nsition in en?o+in% the ch"r o the world, it

c"nnot concentr"te *pon itsel "nd direct the %"Ie within itsel 6*ll the reins o the ind

b"c= tow"rds itsel "s it %oes o*t hither "nd thither Contin*e this process se!er"l ties in" d"+ When +o* de!elop stren%th o will to re"liIe the ord b+ intense eorts, pro%ress

"*to"tic"ll+ sets in e"d the Second Ch"pter o the 8it" with e"nin% 5o* will h"!e "

cle"r *nderst"ndin% o the reed+ or setb"c=s in S"dh"n"

--&' D$!s i% ,$% i,+$l+! %! si, $7 )is$b!)i!,2! i7 . 6!"s$, b!2$/!s . S.)u

)is"!0.")i,0 %! 6i$us *is!s $7 is 6."!,%s?

.o do*bt it helps " person i he t"=es to S"dh*hood or S"nn+"s"hood with the perission

o his p"rents "nd other closel+ rel"ted onesH or else, it is li=el+ to "ect the interests o

the indi!id*"l -*t there is "bsol*tel+ no h"r i he t"=es to the .i!ritti "r%" or the p"tho ren*nci"tion when there is " !er+ hi%h de%ree o 3"ir"%+"

.o "n in the world is rel"ted to "n+ other ro the "bsol*te et"ph+sic"l st"ndpoint"nd wh"te!er rel"tionship eGists between one "nd the other is, "ter "ll, b+ dint o B"r"s

perored pre!io*sl+ *"n bein%s "ssoci"te "nd dissoci"te thesel!es ?*st "s twopieces o wood in " lowin% ri!er When the tie ripens, e!er+thin% resol!es itsel intone 'his "=es it cle"r th"t one is "t libert+ to t"=e S"nn+"s "t "n+ desired oent

witho*t inc*rrin% "n+ ine$*it+, pro!ided one h"s the st"*nch -h"! th"t nobod+ is rel"ted

to "n+bod+ in this world, "nd th"t e!er+bod+ st"nds b+ hisel to see= his %o"l

---' D$ ($u b!li!+! i, !.+!, .,) !ll !1is%i,0 .s s$/! i,)!6!,)!,% 6l.,!s .6."%

7"$/ %is !."%=6l.,! $7 $u"s?

Wh+ notL 'he+ "re "lso pl"nes o eGistence ?*st li=e o*rs 'he+ "re "s re"l "s the e"rthl+

pl"ne


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h"!e nothin% to do with politics, *ch less with "n+ 8odless creed do not belie!e th"t

reli%ion or reli%io*s te"chin%s sho*ld h"!e "n+thin% to do with politics "d!oc"te e$*"l

!ision in the sense th"t the ne e"lit+ dwells e$*"ll+ in "ll bein%s ."es "nd ors "rech"n%in% phenoen" Spirit "lone is n " rel"ti!e sense, the whole h*"nit+ is the "il+

o 8odH there is no hi%h or low in is e+es


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-->' W( s$ul) %!"! b! !+il?

'his is " $*estion which still re"ins *n"nswered b+ s"%es, ishis,


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%i!e +o* " %ood sl"p on +o*r "ce, who =nows th"t sl"pL 'h"t =nower (3ett"), th"t

=nowin% s*b?ect, is 8od When " stron% desire is s"tisied or %r"tiied, th"t bliss*l st"te

wherein the ind inds rest is 8od 'h"t which sp"r=les or %litters in +o*r e+es is 8od'h"t which propts +o* to thin= is 8od, the ord o the ind 'he so*rce (5oni) or

s*pport (


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;*een Ch*d"l"i w"s " %re"t 5o%ini She h"d "n+ hi%her Siddhis She e!en con!erted

her h*sb"nd Si=hidh!"?" "nd helped hi in his s"l!"tion e"d the stor+ o Ch*d"l"i in

5o%" 3"sishth" "dies l"c= in 3"ir"%+" "nd in the power o end*r"nce 'he+ h"!e not%ot the s"e "c*lties "s en h"!e ence "n+ 5o%inis do not crop *p "on%st l"dies

"dies c"n h"!e #"rsh"n o the ord e"sil+ "s the+ h"!e in%r"ined de!otion in the, "s

the eleent o Sneh" or lo!e is predoin"nt in the SeG is no b"r to spirit*"l %re"tness8"r%i, "d"l"s" "nd S*l"bh" were "ll rep*ted 5o%inis

-3the tin in which "s"oetid" or %"rlic h"d been =ept eits the sell o these dr*%s e!entho*%h the tin is w"shed se!er"l ties "nd w"ter, this tr"ce o

there is esh"

-3>' Y$u .+! s.i) i, $,! $7 ($u" l!ss$,s %.% %! .s6i".,% s$ul) 7.s% $,l( $,2! .

/$,%' Bu% G.,)ii .,) $%!"s .+! s%"!ss!) %! i/6$"%.,2! $7 7.s%i,0' T!( s.(

%.% $,! s$ul) 7.s% .% l!.s% %"!! $" 7$u" %i/!s i, . /$,%' M$"!$+!"; %!( 6$i,% $u%

%.% 7.s%i,0 !l6s s!l7=2$,%"$l' H$* is i% %.% ($u )$ ,$% .ll$* 7"!@u!,% 7.s%i,0?

F"stin% does help in selcontrol -*t, too *ch "stin% we"=ens the bod+ "nd the ind

"nd ret"rds spirit*"l S"dh"n" " "lso " stron% !ot"r+ o "stin% F"stin% is " %re"t

6r"+"schitt" t eGpi"tes "n+ =ind o sin $*ic=l+ t h"s %ot " treendo*s p*ri+in%inl*ence on the he"rt e"d "n* Sriti


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"ri Sin%h w"s " "th" 5o%i e w"s b*ried *nderne"th the %ro*nd in " boG or three

onths in "n?it Sin%hs co*rt e c"e b"c= with lie when the boG w"s opened "th"

5o%is bloc= the '"l* Ch"=r", the posterior n"s"l openin%s, with their elon%"ted ton%*eth"t is obt"ined thro*%h -"hir Bech"ri *dr" Bri+" o Ch"l"n (o!in% the ton%*e

re$*entl+), #osh"n (dr"%%in% the ton%*e with b*tter) "nd Ched"n (c*ttin% the&renulum

lin(uath"t is *nderne"th the ton%*e) 'he+ drin= slowl+ the nect"r th"t dribbles ro theS"h"sr"r" Ch"=r" thro*%h the openin% in the p"l"te 'his inst"nce o "ri Sin%h cle"rl+

indic"tes th"t the re"l KK is entirel+ distinct ro 6r"n" n spite o the s*spension o

bre"th, "ri Sin%h h"d contin*it+ o conscio*sness

-5-' I% %.!s . l$,0 %i/! %$ "!/$+! M.l. .,) Vis!6.' W.% %$ )$?

+o* w"nt to becoe " "ster o


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will becoe " pr"ctic"l 5o%i "ss*re +o* Cheer +o*r spirit 8ird *p the loins "nd

en%"%e +o*rsel boldl+ in the d"il+ b"ttle o lie

-58' W( s$ul) G$) )"i+! /! %$ )$ . b.) .2%i$,?

8od ne!er dri!es +o* to do "n+ b"d "ction e is "lw"+s the S"=shi or witness 5o*r own

n"t*re, +o*r own e!il S"s="r"s, orce +o* to do "ctions #Svabhavastu Pravartate#s"+sthe 8it" (Ch 314) 5o* l"c= in 3i!e=" or discriin"tion 'h"t is the re"son wh+ +o*

becoe " sl"!e o p"ssion 8od h"s %i!en +o* -*ddhi to chec= p"ssion Wh+ dont +o**se it thenL

-59' I ,!+!" i,%!,) %$ )$ .,( !+il .2%i$,' Is i% /( "!s6$,sibili%( *!, I )$ i%? I7 i% is;

*ill G$) 7$"0i+! /!? I7 H! 7$"0i+!s /!; *.% .b$u% %! 7"ui% $7 %.% .2%i$,? I *"i%!

%$ ($u 2.,)i)l(; 7$" I .+! 2$s!, ($u %$ b! /( ,$bl! 0ui)!' Pl!.s! 7$"0i+! /! .,)

!l6 /!'

5o* "re cert"inl+ responsible or the "ction 8od ne!er or%i!es ' Y$u s.( %.% 7$"0i+!,!ss s$ul) b! 6".2%i2!)' B!i,0 ,$% %! 7i,.l .u%$"i%( i,

/( $77i2!; I 2.,,$% s.+! /( sub$")i,.%!s 7"$/ 0!%%i,0 6u,is!)' I7 I 2$,2!.l %!i"


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$77!,2!s $" /is%.!s; I *ill ,$% b! )$i,0 /( )u%( 6"$6!"l( .,) %is /.( $,! ).( 0!%

/! i,%$ %"$ubl!' W!, I 7$"*.") %! "!6$"%s $7 /( sub$")i,.%!s; %!( ."! 6u,is!)

.,) I 7!!l s$""( 7$" i%' W.% s$ul) I )$ i, su2 2.s!s?

5o* c"n or%i!e the inor ist"=es o +o*r ser!"nts "nd s*bordin"tes 'his c"nnot brin%

in "n+ tro*ble Beep +o*r conscience cle"n W"rn the whene!er the+ coit ist"=es


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-8-' S$/!%i/!s I us u6 %i,0s i, /( /i,)' I 0!% /!,%.l %$"/!,%s %!"!b(' W.%

s.ll I )$ %$ 0!% "i) $7 %is .bi%?

5o* *st be r"n= "nd "s siple "s " child 'hen onl+ +o* will %et the di!ine li%ht 5o*

will %row spirit*"ll+ E!en i it is " horrible crie, +o* *st "dit it beore " 8*r* 'hen

onl+ +o* will %et his s+p"th+ "nd protection -+ "dittin% +o*r "*lts beore others,+o* reo!e the eects o b"d "ctions t ser!es "s " 6r"+"schitt" or eGpi"tor+ "ction

-83' W.% ."! %! .)+.,%.0!s $7 M$u,. $" %! +$* $7 sil!,2!? S$ul) I .ls$

$bs!"+!?

bser!e o*n" or " co*ple o ho*rs d"il+ "t "n+ tie th"t s*its +o* 'r+ to spe"= little

"t other ties

o!er speech e"ns control o ind 'he or%"n o speech, 3"= ndri+", is " %re"t

distr"ctor o the ind o*n" %i!es +o* pe"ce t reo!es "nGieties "nd $*"rrels tde!elops +o*r will power t conser!es ener%+ t red*ces the orce o S"n="lp" or the

tho*%htc*rrent

-85' Will . Ji+.,/u%. .ls$ %.! bi"%?

Soe @i!"n*=t"s whose he"rts "re illed with erc+ "nd 3+"!"h"r

-88' G$)="!.li4!) s$uls; $, l!.+i,0 %! /$"%.l 2$il; /!"0! i, %! 2$s/$s .,) %us )$,$% .+! .,( i,)i+i)u.li%( $, .,( 6l.,!' H$*!+!"; i% is 2l.i/!) %.% s.i,%s li! S.i

B.b. .,) $%!"s; *$ .+! .%%.i,!) M$s.; )$ !l6 .,) 0ui)! %$s! )!+$%!!s *$

s!! %!i" bl!ssi,0s' H$* 2., *! !16l.i, %is .66."!,% 2$,%".)i2%i$,?

e"liIed so*ls, who wish to help the de!otees e!en "ter the+ %i!e *p their ph+sic"l

bodies, ret"in their "str"l bodies (S*=sh" S"rir") or the s"=e o their e"%erness to helpthose th"t "re in need o their help -*t @i!"n*=t"s, %ener"ll+, do not ret"in their "str"l

bodies ?*st in order to help the "spir"nts, since there will "lw"+s be hi%hl+ e!ol!ed so*ls

on the rel"ti!e pl"ne, who will c"rr+ on the t"s= o te"chin% the spirit*"l "spir"nts

-89' A% %i/!s I 7!!l %.% I ./ !,%".66!) i, M.(. .,) %"( %$ !1%"i2.%! /(s!l7' A%

$%!" %i/!s I 7!!l %.% I ./ %! A%/. *i2 is 2.,0!l!ss .,) 6u"!' I ./ l$$i,0 7$"

($u" K"i6. *i2 *ill 2!"%.i,l( %.! /! $u% $7 %is $2!., $7 %"$ubl!s' A,(

i,s%"u2%i$,s?

5o* "re in the str*%%lin% st"%e 5o* "re do*btless pro%ressin% 5o* will soon be

est"blished in +o*r re"l S!"r*p Fe"r not 6lod on 6erse!ere #ont loo= b"c= "rch on

boldl+ 'he %o"l is !er+ ne"r -e " S"=shi o "ll +o*r "ctions 5o* "re


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-8:' I ./ .+i,0 s6i"i%u.l 6".2%i2! 7$" %! l.s% %"!! (!."s' I )$ ,$% 7i,) .,(

i/6"$+!/!,%' W(?

'here is ipro!eent 5o*r ent"l i"%es "re stron% "nd ste"d+ now eeber th"t

there is no b"roeter or theroeter to re"d +o*r spirit*"l pro%ress in the spirit*"l re"l

5o* "re now %i!in% onl+ h"l o +o*r ind to 8od Collect the dissip"ted r"+s "nd %i!ethe *ll ind to 8od "ss*re +o*, K5o* will re"liIe i this !er+ oentK

-8' H$* is i% %.% *! s!! /.,( *i2!) 6!"s$,s 7l$u"isi,0 i, %is *$"l) *il! %!

0$$) s$uls su77!"? W( is G$) /!"2i7ul %$ s$/! .,) !."%l!ss %$ s$/! !ls!?

'his is "n "%eold $*estion, "s old "s the world itsel 'he %re"t -hish" shed te"rs whenhe w"s on his de"thbed When $*estioned wh+ he cried, he replied th"t the 6"nd"!"s

were %re"t de!otees o the ord "nd "lw"+s "bided b+ the l"ws o #h"r"


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-9&' C., ($u; .% . )is%.,2! .l7 .2"$ss %! !."%; i,%ui% %! ,.%u"! $7 /( li7!=

/issi$,?

5o*r lieission is "bsol*te dedic"tion o "ll +o*r "c*lties to the ord, "nd not to be

curiousto =now how e is to "=e *se o +o* t is not or nothin% th"t e h"s hidden

ro o*r !iew is hi%her p*rposes *r little ind c"nnot re"son o*t the e"nin%s oe!ents which e brin%s to p"ss So e does not t"=e o the !eil nor need we be c*rio*s

to =now S*rrender +o*rsel to i copletel+ e h"s "lre"d+ chosen +o* "nd e will

%i!e +o* coissions ro tie to tie C"rr+ the o*t *nselishl+ "nd rise *p hi%her"nd hi%her in #i!ine ser!ice 'h"t will be the tr*e eGpression, in tho*%ht "nd deed, o

+o*r lo!e or 8od "nd is cre"tion, the world

-9-' Is i% %"u! %.% )!.% +$lu,%."( $" $%!"*is! 6l.2!s us i, . /$"! 2$,)u2i+!

!,+i"$,/!,% i, %! ,!1% bi"% 7$" %! 7ul7ill/!,% $7 2!"%.i, )!!6="$$%!) )!si"!s

*i2 ."! $%!"*is! )i77i2ul% %$ 7ul7il i, %is li7!?

#e"th need not necess"ril+ pl"ce one in " ore cond*ci!e en!ironent in the neGt birth

'h"t depends *pon the $*"lit+ o "ns "ctions d*rin% the present birth "s well "s in thereoter p"st t is tr*e th"t o*r desires %*ide o*r *t*re births to " %re"t eGtent

-93' Wi2 ./$,0 %! Y$0i2 As.,s *ill !l6 . /.""i!) l.)( %$ !!6 !" ($u% 7$" .

2$,si)!".bl! 6!"i$)?

S"r!"n%"s"n, "ts+"s"n, Sirsh"s"n, 6"d"h"st"s"n, "l"s"n, 6"schiott"n"s"n "nd

Ch"=r"s"n, co*pled with 5o%"

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