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image also serves the same purpose. Besides, when some solid object in physical form is taken up for meditation, the characteristic feature of the object, i.e., solidity or grossness, is also sure to shed its effect upon the mind with the result that grossness instead of being reduced will go on increasing. But, a supporter of the above view will stand up to defend himself saying that it is not really the image that is being meditated upon but the reality at the root of it. But that may only be for the sake vain argumentation. In fact, perhaps not one among thousands does ever take it in that way. Really, they do meditate upon the very image in its solid form ignoring the Reality at the root, and that is but natural, for when the solid object is taken into view, the Reality at the root is automatically lost sight of, and they remain practicing only concentration in an imposed way. Thus, they naturally keep on contracting greater and greater grossness. It is, therefore evident that meditation on solid form causes adverse effect which hampers our march towards subtleness. In this respect, the so- called concrete meditation is by no means helpful to our ultimate purpose, hence not of any avail in spirituality.
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