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everywhere he/she will be welcomed by all as conduct speaks louder than the speech. Development of five principles will really transform the personality. vii. Work Efficiency and Emotional Control
The Indian thinkers, however, unanimously hold that the absolute elimination of the passions of attachment and hatred, greed and anger is not possible. In fact, the spiritual disciplines propounded in Hinduism, Buddhism,
and Jainism, the three major religions of India are in perfect agreement on
this issue that meditation, in some form or the other is considered as the
only way to attain salvation.31
Meditation activates the process of transformation and its effects should be judged by the gradual transformation that comes in its wake. 32 It will be in vain to imagine that dhyâna brings quick freedom from passions. It is not a one or two year long process. Its consummation takes not one but many life times. We expect quick results. When even an ordinary ailment takes quite some time to cure, then how can we expect emotional control promptly. Passions i.e. anger, pride, greed and deceit which are derivative passions and purifying them is not only necessary but also it is the most difficult task of all spiritual practices. One should, from time to time, see how much emotional purification has occurred and try to find out the reasons of slow or no achievement through introspection. Thus control of emotions through meditation is a matter of stage-by-stage development. As per the view of Mahâpraj-a, concentration on the white colour at the Center of Peace, installing the image of the ishta there, fixing the sacred white aural colour are extremely useful means of purifying the emotional flow.33
Thus meditation is the journey of the self, towards the self. The only form of religion, which could be universally accepted in modern times is meditation, where individuality loses his identity. 34 Acârya Mahâpraj-a stresses on meditation to such an extent that meditation of two and a half minute can supersede the fasting of two days.35 So meditation is a means of social transformation through individual transformation. Social problems related to intolerance, anger etc. passionate behaviour, in adjustment, corruption, cruelty, adulteration and many incurable diseases can be permanently solved through the dedicated and continuous practices of
