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A BIRD S EYE-VIEW OF THE LORD'S LIFE
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(41) The Lord lived alone His person was always covered The Lord had already practised isolation as a householder Spiritualism awards one the perspective and potent urge to perceive one's essential loneliness even when apparently one Is in company Such an aspirant also strives to seggregate himself Still another characteristic of a being well-grounded in spiritual creed is samvarana-keeping covered A materialist exposes his physical tendencies, senses and mind while a spiritualist keeps them covered or subjugated 1
(42) The Lord's philosophy was true He was suffused with tranquillity to the core
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The next characteristic of spiritualism is right Vision or philosophy The Lord witnessed all the objects, thoughts and phenomenon in the relativistic perspective Hence truth was spontaneously available to him Such a one is never ruffled and unhappy The next and the fifth characteristic of spiritualism is tranquillity
11 The basic tenets of dharma
(44) The Lord attained liberation and witnessed the universe from both angles of vision-perennial
(43) The Lord was ceaselessly conscious whether during the day or during the night Constant vigilance uncontaminated with sloth is the sixth characteristic of spiritualism The seventh characteristic of spiritualism is samadhi or meditation par excellence 3
Ibid 9/1/11
Ayaro, 9/1/11 Ibid 9/2/4
