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INTRODUCTION
struggling man bursts out as a gaint like Buddha, Jesus and Sankara No action goes in vain. Nothing is lost. Patient, indefatigable effort is needed.
Ignorant people foolishly imagine that knowledge comes from without It is a sad mistake All knowledge comes from within. This external universe is nothing. It is a mere dot or drop in infinity. It is like the footprint of a calf. It is mere 'Spandabhasa' or mere vibration in one corner of Brahman where there is Maya. What you get from outside is a simple suggestion or external stimulus. The whole magazine of knowledge is within the Atman or the Self. The Atman is the storehouse or Bhandara of knowledge. This external suggestion strikes against the source and causes ignition. There flashes out knowledge. All Sadhana and Yogic practices aim at removing the veil only When the veil is removed, when the curtain drops, when the sheaths are torn asunder, the Sadhaka shines in divine glory. He gets knowledge of the Self. The whole mysteries of Kaivalya, the whole knowledge of the Atman are revealed like the Amalaka fruit in the hand Unfortunately for us, the present system of education in India thickens the veil of ignorance and stiffens the ego.
People have various motives when they work. Some work in society for getting name and fame. Some work for getting money Some work for getting power Some work for getting enjoyment in heaven
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