________________ How can we express our internal feeling, longing of our heart to attain oneness with Parmatma? How should one conduct oneself to be in tune with these feelings? What should be the inclination of our mind in accordance with the longing for Parmatma? (a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way due to past memories of infinite life cycles is called valan). The purification of the inclination of mind is the most important factor. We might have twenty five beautiful handkerchiefs in our cupboard. But while walking on the road, if we come across a beautiful handkerchief lying on the ground, we might feel like picking it up or at least touching it. We might perhaps ignore if, there was a coin lying on the ground. We may not pick it up, yet we will surely have a slight inclination to either touch it or feel it or simply check it. Why so? Because, for infinite life cycles we have harbored the tendency, the habit, of acquiring things that belong to others. This tendency often directs us to indulge in wrong actions. If this tendency was dormant within us, we would 1157 -