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Can an ordinary, worldly person tread the path of spirituality? |
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Can a householder adopt the attitude that the entire Universe is one's own family? |
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Is it possible to live only for the other? |
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Can people of all walks of life - from varied faiths, countries and professions - live together as one - in togetherness, love and peace? |
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This is the experiment conducted by Param Pujya Ma at Arpana.
Those who come to Her are not necessarily spiritual aspirants. They come to Her as children come to the Mother - in search of love, security, identification, succour.
She gives them more than they seek - She gives them the key to joy. She defines for them the path of Dharma or righteous living. She shows them that spiritual life is not merely the perusal of the scriptures but their translation into daily life.
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Elucidating the four aspects of 'Om',
Ma guides the pilgrim's progress
Through each of the four stages,
as delineated in the Mandukya Upanishad:
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Vaishwanar, the worship of the Cosmic Supreme Being
Through the service of His progeny - this entire Creation.
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Taijas, the process of internal purification
Thus consecrating the mind's soil, to enshrine the Lord within.
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Pragya, the spontaneous divinity that flows forth from one who is purified within.
This divinity is mirrored in that aspirant's speech and indeed in every deed.
In this stage, the difference between real & unreal, transitional & eternal is irrevocably established in one's heart.
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Turiya, the deep abiding Silence which is the goal of the aspirant of spirituality
And which penetrates the life of That Realized One.
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