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“Some are deluded by their own thinking and some are illumined by Divine Grace”
oriented, could be seeking miracles or the attainment of powers or Siddhis. For the most part the goal remains an enigma, obscured by various dogmas and notions. It may be true that a person has become a saint by taking a lifeless object as his guru; what is important to note is how difficult and how practicable are such paths to pursue. And the quest too is more often a “Who am I?” than a “Forget thyself”; and as Pujya Babuji further says, “Self-dissolution is the only way for securing complete
success” [SS Page 209, 2004 edition].
The goal is further complicated by the half-baked knowledge obtained from various sources like books, and from multi-traditional worship. Some even adopt hypnotic means of practice and for some the mirage of kundalini is enticing enough to pursue! The way of life is a mere do’s and don’ts of life, that of morals, and leading a pious life. Leading such a life by itself is no doubt good but how much it contributes for spiritual advancement needs to be observed. Further, among the lot of such self- effort souls are also the intellectuals. They think
‘knowing’ and ‘being’ are the same and refuse to dive in or peep in to Reality, and hence are happy ‘knowing’ from the books. Seminars and discussions are no good when they are not duly supplemented by proper sadhana. Without sadhana I do not know how can one attempt in finding that
Duality is a delusion? With such ideas in mind the journey of the soul continues without proper guidance citing nowhere the goal of life. The journey is similar to that of a boat, without a fixed destination, in the ocean
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