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In Search of the Ultimate
3) Hold the Muhapatti in the right hand, move it around your wrist and back of the palm -
"I wish to abandon the hesitation and confusion. I wish to have discipline with mind, speech and body". 4) Hold the Muhapatti in your left hand and repeat No. 3 above. 5) Hold the Muhapatti, half folded, touching your forehead and move it a few inches to the left and to the right -
"I wish to be free from bad 'lesyas'", (three invisible aura that surrounds oneself due to bad thoughts). 6) Repeat No. 5 above but touch the face and lips instead of the forehead -
"I wish to abandon all false pride". 7) Repeat No. 5 again, but keep the Muhapatti against the chest (only men do this, not women) -
"I abandon all the burdens of deceit. I want to see the eternal truth". 8) Repeat No. 5, but keep the Muhapatti against your right shoulder
"I abandon anger and pride". Then keeping the Muhapatti against your left shoulder.
"I abandon illusion and greed". 9) As if wiping gently your right and then left leg -
"I wish to protect all types of living beings Earth-bodies, Waterbodies, Fire-bodies, Wind-bodies and all vegetarian and mobile beings".
VANDANA The Disciple says - I desire to worship you, Kshmashraman, with intense concentration. Guru says - So be it.
PACHCHAKHAN Pachchakhan or Pratyakhyan is one of the six essentials mentioned in the introduction. It consists of taking some vows for a limited period).
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