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valour, one can achieve one's goal in no time. One is always taking shelter of karma-bandha, adverse time etc., but those are false excuses, as one does not want to practise sādhanā valorously. In his Vyākhyāna-sār'a 1/157, he says that it is said that certain lores (vidyās) are lost in course of time. They are lost only because no body does any puruşārtha for accomplishing them. If genuine and required puruşārtha is put in, those lores (vidyās) can be accomplished. All that is said above, does not mean that the puruṣārthī, does not have to suffer the outcome of his past karmas. He has to suffer them, but such person can do it quietly and peacefully and without generating further karmas, Suffering of such person can be expedited and made milder and that happens because of his puruşārtha, which takes him nearer realization.
8) Ātma-Bhāvaná (contemplation upon the soul) : In his letter no. 551, he says that there is a sūkta in the Vedas, which says that an aspirant should listen to his soul, think of it, profoundly and repeatedly meditate upon it and experience it. If one follows and pursues this practice, one can easily achieve the goal of selfrealization. Śrīmad has given two great mantras to aspirants. One is, “Sahajātma-svarūpa, parama guru”. Second is, “Ātma-bhāvanā bhāvatā jīva lahē kēvala
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