Atmayogaasutra

Author(s): Ram
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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Chapter V. Atmadhyana (Spiri-Meditation)
1. There are three types of wayers on the Atmamarga (spiriway); the realisery (sadhana) entrants (praveshaks), realisers (sadhakas) and right-trustees (samnyasins). The regulations of their spi-resolutions (Atma-samkalpa) have been given in Appendix 3.
2. The Sadhaka is a beginner. He shall begin to gain proficiency in Atmajnana. He shall strictly follow regulation of his right Spiresolution (spirital resolution) and remake himself a Manava (human), only a manava and nothing but manava, without any attribute. He shall begin to practice the eight-fold way. He shall be taught only one or two kinds of preliminary meditational practices. He shall constantly strive to become a samnyasin, niketastha (houser) or parivrajaka (wanderer).
3. The Samnyasin is the right trustee of this Atman, his Anatman (body) and all his matteric possessions, if any, for selfrealisation of his Atman, by his Atman and into his Atman and for constantly, with full and complete awareness (apramadayoga), strive for the atmanisation of the individuals, the society and the thought. He shall perfectly follow the Ashtayama and the Samnyasin regulations as given in the Appendix 3, but he shall not be a rober (vaishadharin) and a begging (bhikshacharin) samnyasin. He shall dedicate his whole life to right spirital effortivities. He shall initially take lessons in spiri-meditation from an experienced senior, without making him guru (teacher), himself or ever aspiring for becoming a guru, a grossly matteric institution, and shall, by and by, become a meditator par excellence. He shall,