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SPIRITUAL ESSENCE
which abundant insight and creative inspiration are easily received.
In this process we recognize that we are not our mind. Our essence which is in communion with the Master is self luminous and the mind is only a small candle reflecting that luminosity. If the mind is silenced through various purification processes we undertake it starts reflecting the Essence in us perfectly and becomes moon like. We also understand when the mind is purified it becomes a valuable tool even to comprehend matters far beyond the intellect. The identification of the perfect mind with intellectual excellence is one of the blunders of human thinking down the ages. Our minds when perfected learn the art and science of understanding and methods of wisdom in a natural manner not requiring the help of the intellect at all. That is why Masters have always asked us to go beyond the intellect pursuit.
If we do not choose to lose our mind during meditation or we do not adhere to the advice given by the Master to ignore the thoughts during
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