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REALISATION
Master makes it clear that various forms of Gods and goddesses we have cannot lead us to the state of realisation. He states “Regarding gods and deities, I may say that devas die and are reborn taking up our form, while we die and become devas. It goes to mean that they too are not free from the entanglements of birth and death. Thus, worship of devas can never lead one out of the entanglements of births and deaths. To be outspoken, I may as well say that gods are in fact at our service and not we at theirs. With due regard to this fact, let one decide for himself how far these gods can be of avail to us in our pursuit of Realisation, when they themselves are craving for it. Had the service of gods been sufficient for the purpose, one would never have looked for other means. It is therefore necessary for one thirsting for Realisation to discover proper means for quenching his thirst”. (SS Page 406, Para 3)
“The right course of training for an aspirant of spirituality, therefore, is to proceed along the path of realization under the guidance
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