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અધ્યાત્મતત્ત્વાલે ક.
[ પાંચમુ– to that equipoise whereby the spirit becomes the mental Self of a mental world dwelling in the reign of a luminous mental nature where laws are those of the intellectual, psychic and higher emotional being dominated by the clarity and happiness of the Sattvic principle proper to higher mental existence. The nature of such higher nature of soul and world of spiritual Nature is indeed very difficult to seize, but a steady pursuit of right method may lead one to it. The scripture lays down four means which if correctly applied to conduct, bring success within one's grasp. They are indicated in the following couplet;
" स्वाध्याययोगैश्चरणक्रियासु व्यापारणैर्द्वादशभावनाभिः । सुधी स्त्रियोगी सदसत्प्रवृत्तिफलोपयोगैश्च मनो निरुन्ध्यात्
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"The wise should curb his mind with (1) diligent study of scriptures, (2) with Charana Kriya (3) twelve Bhavanas and (4) what is called Ātmachintana, i. e., discriminating that which will lead to good consequences from that which will lead to bad. "
If this be rightly carried out, glorious results will follow. Though we live physically on the material plain, and in normal outward going life mind and soul are pre-occupied with material existence, this externality is not a binding limitation. We would raise and transform our inner life and outward going existence, and instead of a life dominated by matter we would have a life dominated by spirit.
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