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SPIRITUAL Light. Maltā bala, the king of that place, well accomplished, thought it necessary to have a beautiful art gallery and picture museum. He called two expert painters Vimal and Prabhās and ordered them to adorn the walls, etc., with excellent paintings in six months without consulting each other. A curtain was placed in the middle of the hall. Vimal completed the work entrusted to him at the appointed time. The king being highly pleased rewarded him accordingly. Prabhās only prepared the ground work. Being asked by the king he related what he did. He did so in order that the work when completed may surely have beneficial effect on the taste of the visitors to know and appreciate the true. art and its treasures within their reach. The king was also satisfied with his work and rewarded him with magnificent gifts. Accordingly the purification of the mind-the groundwork of Yoga practice-is essential. In this story Suketpura represents Samsāra, the King Mahābala Achārya, art gallery the human life, the painters, beings capable of attaining Mokhsa, the Yoga-Bhumi-Atma and first impression right attitude, the whole painting, religion, various pictures (Yamas) vows, observances, decorating colours-regulations (Niyamas ), appreciative mental attitude, spiritual force. So right attitude is the ground-work of Yoga practice, as preliminary preparation of ground-work is for painting.
આત્મજ્ઞાન કરવું
બગલમી મેળવવા તરફ ઉત્સાહીદયવાળાઓએ પ્રથમ આત્મસ્વરૂપનું યથાર્થ જ્ઞાન કરવું જોઈએ; કેમકે આત્મા એજ વેગનું સ્થાન
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