Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

Page 19

DR MALA.
tion,' 'Indifference and the rest win mi liseless; to remove this misapprehension it is said
Like the sun's rays collected in the focus of Narning
glass
Producing fire, from the kind instruction of & Guru
is the mind made faultless. A burping glass can only produce firo, when the rays of the sun are focalised or concentrated in its centre; similarly from the kindness of a Guru, the instruction he iinparts to a qualified person frees his mind of all blemishes such as
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* (1.) Discrimination is to know Self as the only Reality and overy thing else to be unreal.
(2.) Indifference is an utter disregard i enjoyment either in this life or the next. (3.) Passivity, Self control etc. (a) Passivity is to keep lhe mind aloof from sensuous
objects. (6) Self-control is to exbdue the external organs of sense.
Abstinence is to keep the senses away from sensuous
objects, after they have been already turned away. (d) Endurance is to bear the extremes of heat and cold,
hunger and thirst. (e) Concentrating the mind is to engross the attention
of the subjugated mind on Self. (f) Faith is to have a belief in the Vedanta and pre
ceptor. (4.) Emancipation is desire of release. To be freed from consecutive re-births or metem psychosis which is called bondage.
These are the four means for attaining Self-knowledge and he who has them is called a "qualified person :" to him alone is instruction to be given by a preceptor as that will bear fruit. To another, it will be simply waste of time and energy, hence the Shastras insist about the four incentives ; and a professor should always be careful to select his pupil with the qualifications herein cited.