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Medina, in the same way we have to leave the nine gates of the body and enter in to the tenth gate. This is the door to the divine realms (ajna chakra). It is reached through the practice of piercing the ajna chakra (the third eye, between the two eye
brows).
Now we live as slaves in the nine gated body. The gates are the two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, the mouth, and two organs of excretion. We are living in this nine gated body.
Sant Radha Swami, who lived in Agra, wrote:
This body is permeated with darkness. We are under an illusion and we are deluded. Now we should search within for light and leave this nine gated body.
To repeat, as long as we live in the nine gated body we live in darkness. We must leave the nine gates and go through the tenth gate. How do we go from darkness to light, and what is the means for accomplishing this? This is only possible if an accomplished guru teaches us the path of escape from the darkness. Otherwise, we will remain in darkness.
Sant Tulsi Sahab says:
Approach an accomplished teacher with reverence and patience. He/She will tell you this mysterious path to tread the path within.
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