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24 B41cHatuals. [ Alojabide in their mere nature with cessation of their activities with regard to their respective objects. To him the grandeur and display of worldliness appear like a structure on sand built up by children. All infatuating illusions disappear and though he acquires occult powers, he believes them as the cause of the cycle of births and deaths. He tries to concentrate his thoughts on Self and its true ( svābhāvik ) attributes.
When the light of discrimination dawns upon him, he rightly imagines that the accumulation of good actions done with the desire of discharging even religious duties tends to facilitate the entry of Karmic matter into the soul and thereby propagates his samsāra just as fire produced from coal, and sandal wood, burns the whole forest. Thus he, according to his capacity, attains to some extent to Yogic merits, i. e., partial suppression of obscuring activities and steady advance. His body becomes free from diseases and handsome with natural fragrance emanating from it. His speech becomes melodious, sweet and harmless. Thus he progresses onward on the path of immortal light and consciousness.
Kānta Stage.
Henceforth the enlightened student passes on to the sixth stage where the perception is as steady as the light of stars. The characteristic of this stage is Dhāranā-fixing the mind with great steadiness on some external or internal object. Here the object
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