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"Namaskaromi...."
Salutations to the Divine !
Salutations to my three Maha-gurus;
Salutations to my parents,
Salutations to all the sources
consulted by me
And, Salutations to all of you, who are all all sparks of the Divine !
"Aum pūrṇam adaḥ, pūrṇam idam
pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate
pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya
pūrṇam evā'va śisyate."
"That [Source, which has been drawn upon by me is respectable and] is perfect,
This [Work, which is presented before you in this respectable shape] is perfect.
Perfect (material-; ideas, inspiration) has been drawn from perfect (respectable, reliable source). After drawing upon perfect (material) from perfect (and respectable source), only the perfect is left behind (before you)."
This, in short, is the story of my spiritual endeavour that started on 7th Aug. 2000 A.D. and reached its completion on 20th July, 2003 A.D.
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The great yogin said, "In the stillness of the night, the eternal speaks." And yes; I do not know when, in the stillness of the night, my eyes kept wide open staring in the darkness around me, and when these thought-currents sneaked into my inner consciousness from various sources-first like light ripples of the quiet and dignified flow of the sacred Ganga, and then like the mighty billows of the stormy Atlantic, dashing against the shores, washing them clean. They settled into my mind and then sank deep into it. I do not know when my eyes were closed and
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