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(murshid). They become so absorbed that they even forget their physical existence. The similar experience is told in a story of the Ramayana where Sutikshna Muni became unaware of his body while meditating on Shri Ram.
The practices similar to Driśti yoga and the yoga of Sound are also described in the Sufi tradition, where they are known as saglenasira and sultanulajakar. Through these practices the Sufi attains the divine states and ultimately merges in Allaha. Christian and Jewish mystics have also spoken of the same types of experiences in terms of the divine glory and celestial inner sounds.
The experience of Divine Light and Divine Sound are the arms of God which embrace the aspirant who practices them, as a child is embraced by the two arms of his father.
Lighting oil lamps in the temples, churches, and mosques, ringing bells, singing, praying out loud to extend our voice to God—these are all outer symbols of the inner experiences of divine light and sound.
Throughout this book, references to Mānas japa, Manas, dhyāna and Dristi sadhana and Nadanusandhan (Sound yoga) are given.
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