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P a r t Ono Samdhi is O~icnossw i t h t h e S p i r i t , tho h i g h e s t stnte, r c a o h c d b y d e e p e s t c o n t inuouo moditation. Snmodhi is t h o oxpansion o f t ! - , o S c u l i n t o S p l r f t , It o o n a l s t o of v l i t t ~ drawing t h o mind fmm t l ; e s e n s c s nrld moking it; Onn w i t h s p j r i t r 11, brhn i s t s of u n i f y i n g t h e m e d i t n t c r , m ? d i t h t i o n , a n d o b j o a t of n l e d i t a t l o n into one. ~t is an expansion o f h u m n corn c i o u ~ s n e s s i n t o Cosrmio Cnnaoioueneas. . st bbnai.sta of vrf-thdzowing h u m n oansaiousnons f r o m tl:e sonst! plano to srtbmnaci o u s n c s s , mporcom c l ou snoao C h r i s t C o n ~ c0i1 1 sn o d s and t h e a t a t o of Co.m~ic Coxisciow ncsc, It c o x s i s t s o f o x p o n d i ~ r , ti:c powors of t h c 9cns.os n n d sclnsi b i l i t i e n o f t l i c bociy s o t h a t t h e b o d y m y f e e l t h e h a p p e n i n g s on t ? l c e a r t h , ?n nny p l a n e t , o r m y p o i n t cf +..,..3,.,.ct., a s i t s own s n n s o t i n n s . In 3tk5r!l' W ~ r d s , t h e nilvanccd s t u d o r t , , '?,; t.!-.z p o w w o f s n m r l l , i , call feel Lyle u n i v e r s r : u s h I n own body ; 3 r'cal -! . c. !- . c s : ! fccl t h e s k y n 7 : j F ~)c,lly 3 r d C q S n i t : b e r g y n o t : t ~ obl1t..at3 r f l i f e , m d bn g r p n t - ? . : m : m ; 8 ! , c , ~ > ! - j p L ,;I+::;;: :ctt.Ar:.g S01ca.s his c - : v ~ ~ i a t i o n-, H E fc:? t k ~ ? ~ : ) +': I,:,.-: i t 1 tmii : l f ? t ~ ? t i j i c m - . i"af:l I-rin mind in all mil,?.::; s14!J . I I - , L : ; L O f i v e I L ~ : . . L T ~ & r ) c . C ~ l S ; :;?r C ~ I I f 2 n l Ilia preocmcc i n 31'1. IS-:: 111..
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T h o following Super-Technique d ~ o a l i k a t l o nwill n c o o l o r n t c Your Spiritual prbgresa by n koon p o x c o p t i o n of t h o a r t of "Astral Driving Through t h o SpimL Tunnel." T h i s Spiritunl. P r n n i o ( p o r t o i n i n g t o Prano, or L i f c Force) f n s t r u o t i o n is o unique t e c h n i q u e hardod down ; by tho groat Eiiaators cf 1 n d i n for tiilo opening up o f t h o Contors of r s y o h o S p i r l t u o l c o n s c l o u s n e s a a n d onorgy ( o a l l o d l i g h t - p o t n l o d lotusod, o r ray-doakod star-blossoms, or &okras). , sltuntod i n tb 0 primry and , s e c o n d a r y nomom sys tom , t h a t is, In the b r a i n n n d s p i r a l oolurnn. Tho ch okras. ( n s t ~ a lotueesl l oorreepond t o t h o v i t a l ploxusea o f tho body. Tho,foLloWing toclhniquo g'ivoo t h o d6voto.o o o n t r o l o v e r tho fllnctions o f t h o p l c x u e o s . Snorod onorgies ( o j t i a ) o r 0 lying (lorsmf, 13 t h e o h k r a a , Tho p r a c t i o o af tills toahniquo nwakopa tho o o i l o d , z l o o p i n g margy i n t h o coa,cygtsal C o n t o r nnd senan it Wwnrd t h o S o u l Ins-Lead of to t h e scn6cs, h o s t c n i n g t h e spiritual okd mental r e p c m r n t i o n and r o j u v o m t i o n of tlic d o v o t o o , Continual r o p ti t inn o f t h i s f ccllnique orr ins t m to&' arousos t h i s powor f r m its slu1r;bor nnd 'fom,as it to t h e b r a i n , a a t u r a t i n z t h e ':,rainw i # , r e j u ~ . e n a t i i ; ~ er,crgy, 2 n 3 pra3duulng a b a l n n c o d niind, It I'CP-
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Through a l l - d f r o o t i o m - p o n o t r a t i n g oyos I saw You as t i l o C o m b L i g h t . With my h o ~ r tof s t i l l n o e s 1 intuitiod You a s Evor+Now B l i a e , Running through t h o v oins o r my ap aoo body And th rill in^ my oxpandod Self. I r o l l m o d up-stream tho r i v o r o f my IGV 0 And fbund its aourco in You Aa the Cosmic L o v o , Love which u n i t e s two oqual h o a r t s . S o u l f i l l y f pursuod You
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