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of the system. There is a definite process of purification which cures many diseases. This process is divided into three parts -- vomiting, purgation, sweating - all serving to remove the disorder. The process of purification is an important process designed to uproot the disease altogether without any danger of a relapse.
The second process is that of suppression. In case of certain diseases it is not necessary to go in for a complete overhauling. These diseases are cured by sedatives. The intensity of the bile, for example, is diminished by the application of butter-oil. "Giloi', 'gaduchi'are sedatives. Nothing is cleaned out of the system, but the disease stands allayed.
There are three kinds of bodily disorders caused by the excess of wind, of bile and of phlegm respectivcly. Similarly, the mind has its own disorders. According to Sankhya philosophy, Rajogun (luxuriousness, merry-making, exhibitionism, etc.) and Tamogun (darkness and ignorance) are two qualities of the mind which lead to a number of disorders.
These diseases of the mind are cured through purgation as well as sedation. To these two processes may be added that of dissolution. So, from the spiritual point-of-view, three things are possible: cure by purgation or purification, by sedation or suppression, and by dissolution or decay. Diseases which are suppressed may reemerge, but those dissolved arc gone for ever.
Thus, the process of bringing about a change of heart may be divided into three parts. The first part is purgation or purification. We must learn how to purge our system of mental perversions. Let us learn the technique thereof. We want to change the mentality of violence. How do we go about it? We are convinced that the process of obvialing restlessness leads to a transformation of consciousness. Yet the question remains as to how to end restlessness. What is the process, the precise method, the technique of it? When we talk of the technique, we have to go into the matter more decply. There are innumerable truths around us, but we do not see any of them and we cannot even explain our conduct at any particular time.
A wife sat down to write a letter to her husband. She was completely fed up with being alone. Her husband had been away now for six months. She grew sentimental. Her eyes were filled with tears. She sat down to write. She had the pen in her hand and was writing on the pad. Tears were falling on the page. All her attention was fully concentrated on her writing. She was translating her feelings into words. It so happened that her husband returned just then. He saw his wife totally absorbed in writing and stood aside, watching silently. The wife went on writing, and the beloved whom she wrote to was standing near her. At last she finished writing, stitched the pages together and put them in an envclope. Then she
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