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Deha Abhimaan: “false identification with body”. In Acharyaji’s words, “The aim
of meditation is not to quieten the mind or stop its functioning for some time. The aim is to
remove our false identification with the body and to know the supreme Self.”
The great advantage of knowing the Reality of this world is that “the illusory Maya
can no longer trap one with Her finery.” When we get to know a juggler’s tricks they no
longer fascinate us.
3-4 “Wherever the mind goes” is intended to tell us that such a mind is not the same
as the mind of the common person. We are speaking of a mind that has gone beyond its
own individuality. The mind, bereft of personal desires and selfish thoughts, is a mass of
Pure Consciousness which does not just “go everywhere” but is everywhere. That is why it
experiences Samadhi in all conditions.
The realized sage sees the world as it really is – as the beautiful manifestation of the
Lord Himself. How can he get entrapped in it when he has such a lofty vision of it?
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