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27 THE INTERNAL TRIP
Where there is journeying within, the restless
mind grown calm; Introversion always frees a man from
doubt and error; With consciousness roving inside, innate
nature manifests itself; If it continues for long, all conditioning
stands dissolved!
Q. The sadhak wants to undertake sadhana. One im
portant part of sadhana is meditation. To sit in an appropriate posture for meditation and to make the body go lax through kayotsarg is not so difficult, as to stop the mind from wandering all over the universe. What method do you recommend to bring the mind back from its wanderings?
Ans. Dhyana means, to turn the mind inwards. Spiri
tuality means—to be introversive. In view of this, not to do anything to make the mind integrated, is to be led astray in the path of sadhana. Because, without a
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