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Transformation and Transmutation
Integrated Personality
The preceptors of spirtitual science have propounded the process of self-realisation in such a lucid and systematic manner that if one takes the trouble of acquainting himself with the process, and practises it, he will find no difficulty in integrating and developing his personality.
One can truly embrace religion only by the process of transmutation of malignant lesya. When, and only when evil trinity of lesya is transmuted into the benign one, can the change in personality factors be brought about. The way of life can not be changed without purification of lesya. The doctrine of lesya is not a mere theoretical tenet nor is it pure sophism. It, indeed, is a logical expression of philosophical truth; but it is not a mere persuasive discourse. It is not only theoretically sound but an efficient practical technique for searching and realising the truth. The crux of being religious is to make progress on the path of (internal) change, to go ahead in the direction of transmutation. The advent of taijasa leśyā and spiritual progress are synchronous events. In first, the starting point of spiritual progress is transmutation of leśyā into taijāsa. When taijasa lesya is activated, it produces benign spiritual radiations, and these, in turn, become the catalysts for attitudinal change and personality development.
The entire course of spiritual progress is the process of metamorphosis and it has a pre-set curriculum. Whoever accepts this course will positively transmute his lesyā. He transcends and transmutes the vicious trinity (of lesya) and enters the realm of the benevolent ones and experiences its beneficial radiation. Under the shelter of the benign trinity, the attitudes get automatically converted. Thus, transmutation is concomitant with behaviour-modification and
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