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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$or%/
This WWW reprint is for free distribution
& 'he #i!ine ie 'r*st Societ+
S-. 17021041
Published By
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6 Shi!"n"nd"n"%"r249 192#istt 'ehri8"rhw"l, tt"r 6r"desh,
i"l"+"s, ndi"
SUBJECT INDEX(Fi%*res indic"te ;*estion .*bers)
A
"ct or iction42
"nd the r"tion"le o cre"tion 1
loc"le or the te"chin% o the 92-h"=ti
!is"!is @n"n" 1>, 14how to de!elop 1A
J
@es*s
@i!"
e!ol*tion o the >4
@i!"n*=t"24
"str"l bod+ o "2
@n"ni
!ision o "2>, 2A0
K
B"l"e"nin% o 1>
B"r"
how to ree onesel ro1>7
B"r" 5o%"
pr"ctice o 12Be!"l" B*bh"= A>
Birt"np*rpose o 272
S
S"d"si!" -r"hendr" 2, 194
S"dh"n"27
"nd cit+ lie1
si%ns o pro%ress in122
re%*l"rit+ in 220
obst"cles to2
S"dh*sbe%%in% "nd 11
S"ints 9, 19
c*rses o>0S""dhi
how to enter into22
S"nn+"s"
test o ones itness or 22, 9
!is"!is "il+ lie29secl*sion "nd 94
"nd the need or pro%en+9worldl+ connections "nd 19
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-r"h"ch"r+"Sirsh"s"n" "nd 9>
"il*re in1A
"il+ lie "nd 11, 1, 207
-r"h"*h*rt"
%lor+ o >
C
Chitt" S*ddhisi%ns to indic"te 172
Cine" 21
Co*nis 224
Concentr"tion
e"s+ w"+ to174
how to incre"se the power o 20
Conscience 20
on the =illin% o 20Conscio*sness 22
cosic1>A
contin*it+ o241
Contentent
"nd dee"tist ent"lit+ >
idleness "nd121
Cowsl"*%hter 142
Cre"tion
the Dwh+ o2>, >2, 7
D
#"nce11
#e"th 99, 149
#eers=in9
#esire 12A, 2>0
#e!otion
how to de!elop 1>2
E
E"rth 10
Ethics
"nd the nd*sti"l e!ol*tion>>
E!il 229, 24
F
F"stin%177re$*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
S3
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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
:&' E@u.l +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 )!,( !@u.l "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
&>-' Is /.""i!) li7! ,$% ., $bs%"u2%i$, %$ G$)="!.li4.%i$,? H$* 2., . /.""i!) /.,
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
&>3' S.ll I )$ J.6. $7 O/ N.".(.,. i,s%!.) $7 O/ i, $")!" %$ /.! i% b$%
Ni"0u,. .,) S.0u,.? J.6. $7 %! N.".(.,. M.,%". !!6s %! C.%u"bu Mu"%i $7%! L$") b!7$"! /( /!,%.l !(!s' I; $*!+!"; .+! b!!, .22us%$/!) %$ /!)i%.%! $,
%! 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
&>5' I .+! b!!, "!.)i,0 %! U6.,is.)s .,) $%!" s2"i6%u"!s .,) I 7i,) $,! .,) %!
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!% .,)
"i0i) 6"i,2i6l!s $7 .,2i!,% Hi,)u "!li0i$us s2"i6%u"!s? H.+! %!s! 6"i,2i6l!s ,$%
b!2$/! %i/!=b.""!) )u! %$ %! 7.s%=2.,0i,0 2$,)i%i$,s? I )$,#% %i, .,( "i0i)
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
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