Arunachala. अरुणाचल -7.

~~~~~~~~Arunachala. अरुणाचल -7.~~~~~~~~
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'Vichaara' not Intellectual, 
But Inward and Subtle.
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Devotee.- If I go on rejecting thoughts can I call it
Vichaara,(विचार)?
Maharshi.- It may be a stepping stone. But really
Vichaara (the earnest quest) begins when you
cling to your Self and are already off the mental
movement, the thought-waves (वृत्ति ).
Devotee.- Then Vichaara is not intellectual ?
Maharshi. - No, it is Anthara-Vichaara, inner
quest,(अंतर-विचार).
Devotee. -That is Dhyaana  (ध्यान ) ?
Maharshi. - To stick to a position unassailed by
thoughts is Abhyaasa (अभ्यास) or Saadhanaa
(साधना); you are watch-ful. But the condition
grows intenser and deeper when your effort and
all responsibilities are taken away from you; that
is AarooDha (आरूढ़), Siddhi (सिद्धि) state.


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