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THE NOTION OF GROWTH
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mental perception is not subject to error and misunderstanding
The scope and depth of the perceived insights corresponds to the degree by which our consciousness has opened to higher levels of perception (even if we are not fully aware of this opening).
Direct mental perception appears as the karmas that blocked its rising either dissolve or inactively recede into the background.
In this process our mind serves only as a level of reference that reflects the degree of realization of the other consciousness.
- Simple direct knowledge (rijumati) cognizes insights that extend from two to eight incarnations into future and past - of ourselves and other persons. It gives us insight into future and past incarnations.
Simple direct knowledge reaches up to a distance of about 12 km, but not beyond it.
- Complex direct knowledge (vipulamati) is not limited by time.
In space it functions in the entire range where human beings reside, but not beyond this boundary.
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विशुद्धय प्रतिपाताभ्यां तद्विशेषः ॥ २४ ॥ Visuddhya pratipatabhyam tadvishesah (24)
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