Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

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

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VICIIAR MALA.
Devotional exercises' include the repetition of the sacred Gayatri and Om. 'Restraining the mind' includes the exercise of an equal restraint on the eleven organs of senstheto keep them off from sensuous objects. ‘Abstaining from prohibited Würdes' refers to slaying a Brahmana, and other equally sinful uits and 'indifference is to pay no heed to works good and bad. Gift includes charity-daily to give away something. Now whatever results proceed from an observance of these meritorious actions, are equally capable of being realized by a person keeping company with the wise.
Says the pupil. For removing the blemishes of the internal organ, and rendering it faultless, it is necessary to undertake pilgrimage to holy placos, and serving the divinities found thcre, in addition to serving a Guru.
Who serves the sacred Ganges etc., with faith as to its
utility Derive similar results from serving a Guru.
A person with a desire of rendering his internal organ faultless, bathes in the sacred Ganges and worships her with faith as to her utility: similar results cquallyenre derived from companionship of the wise and serving them.
Bhagavan ! for concentrating the mind, worship of Honda uragarbha and other Devas is needed.
Worship of Brahma and the other Devas, Whatever results they produce, Are derived at once from Companionship of the wise.
That concentration of the mind following from the worship of Hiranyagarbha, Vishnu, Siva, Ganes and other Devas, easily results from the company of the wise.
For ascertaining non-duality, a variety of subjects are necessary to be studied, so thinks a pupil. He therefore says,