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Ätmasiddhi
viewpoint keeps the person away from the truth, and that is the main hurdle in getting to the path of liberation. One therefore needs to give up his beliefs, opinions, etc. and resort to the right Guru in order to learn the truth.
Here the pupil has adopted that approach. He has given up his earlier concepts and beliefs, and has gone to the shelter of the true Guru. He has pondered over the Guru's teaching, and has realized that true nature is beyond the physical state. As such, he tries to stay away from likes and dislikes, from the sense of exultation or grief from any worldly object or situation. He contemplates about true nature. Such contemplation can lead to a glimpse of the pure, unadulterated consciousness. That is, of course, a momentary experience, but the aspirant can never forget its taste. That constitutes the second phase of right perception.
વર્તે નિજસ્વભાવનો, અનુભવ લક્ષ પ્રતીત; વૃત્તિ વહે નિજભાવમાં, પરમાર્થે સમકિત.
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Varte Nij Swabhävano, Anubhav Laksha Pratit; Vrutti Vahe Nij Bhävmän, Paramärthe Samakit.
When there prevails experience, awareness
and conviction of one's own nature; and when the tendency flows inward, it is termed right perception in the absolute sense.
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