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DISCOURSE 11
This is the method of performing what is called a contemplation on the Lord's formless state.
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This is the way to perform the three kinds of contemplation. You have neglected this vital aspect of the worship of the Paramatma. Now, you will respect it and practise it; will you not? In order to carry out the worship of the Paramatma according to the scriptural prescriptions, you must have a thorough knowledge of the prescriptions and you must carry out the austerities according to those prescriptions. Today, I have taken a long time but it has been spent in the contemplation of the Paramatma. The story of Pethad Shah remains incomplete. The Chief Minister brings Queen Lilavathi to his bungalow secretly and requests her to stay in a secret place. I will tell you later what heroic action the Queen performed and how the Chief Minister's wife saved her; and other related things. I will also explain to you how Queen Lilavathi established intimacy with the Paramarthatatva. Man can attain intimacy with the Paramarthatatva by proceeding on the planes of reminiscence, seeing, glorification and perception (touching).
This is enough for today.
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