Book Title: Philosophy and Spirituality of Srimad Rajchandra
Author(s): U K Pungaliya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ Means of Self-Realization (sadguru), if one serves and surrenders to him with love and respect. This can help one realize the nature of the self so that one can meditate on that. This, of course. must be followed by abandoning passions like attachment, repulsion and delusion and with the conviction that one is soul (not body, mind or intellect etc. One is all alone and one's nature is sat (real) cīt (consciousness) and ānanda (bliss). In short, dharma-dliyāna is to meditate upon the soul and the nature of soul which is limitless knowledge (jñāna), faith (darśana), bliss (sukha), and valour (vīrya) and experience that one is soul and only soul and nothing else but soul. In one of his writings he gives unique definition of meditation. He says, “Meditation is choiceless and pure upayoga (attention or activity) of soul, which includes and consists of the best possible vows. penance and rules of conduct, extra-sensory achievements (labdhis) and glory." He bow's to the enlightened who could maintain such upayoga.even in most adverse conditions and circumstances.? In his Handnote no. 2/9' he has advised the monks (the advanced aspirants) thai they should be 101ally

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