Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

Author(s): Anantprasad Jain
Publisher: Tirthakar Mahavir Smruti Kendra Samiti Lakhnou UP

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or Tapasya and the only way or means to realise God, Atman or one's Ownself. The more the mind becomes concentrated the more one becomes nearer to God or Selfrealisation. This concentration of mind may be achieved primarily through any medium of any kind, and the longer the concentration remains, the more effective it will be. For attaining this mental concentration all kinds and methods of Yoga have been advocated by various spiritual teachers of the world.
Once a complete concentration is achieved or established or gained through any medium, it can be switched on to God or Atma or Self realisation at any moment with proper turn of mind through any other means or spiritual teaching or so. And it is because of this that Bhakti or love of some deity has been strongly recommended in all Indian philosophies. At least by such mental concentration all the mental faculties and powers of man always improve, expand and develop. If the medium of concentration or the object of contemplation is pure from the very outset the result is purity; otherwise it may be anything inbetween according to the mental object and the depth of concentration.