________________ that we are involved in! I have fasted today... gone without food... what have I achieved? Are there any changes in my behavior? We are similar to the bullock that goes round and round in the oil mill without any knowledge of the result. One who performs mental activities, searching of the mind (manomanthan), pondering and meditation (chintan), his sadhana is intellectual sadhana (with complete understanding). One who sails with two oars in the spiritual sea is definitely going to reach the bank. We will have to first set milestones on our road to spirituality. Then, step-by-step, we will have to cross each milestone. A sadhak effortlessly leaves the foot of the hill when he climbs the mountain! When we are standing at the low land, at the foot of a mountain (tadeti), we can smell the polluted air due to the dirt all around us. But as we climb higher and higher, we start breathing purer air. An individual, who climbs the ladder of sadhana, will not have to consciously renounce his anger, deceit, greed, etc. It will happen naturally and unconsciously. Our biggest drawback is that we do not have the knowledge of the kindergarten syllabus and are trying to wreck our brains with the college syllabus! We are not well-versed with A and we are trying to learn Z! 138 -