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'''''Ghosts and Evil Spirits''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 October 19 in Patna, India. This discourse is the seventeenth chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 3]].<ref name="AV3">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 3|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | '''''Ghosts and Evil Spirits''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 October 19 in Patna, India. This discourse is the seventeenth chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 3]].<ref name="AV3">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 3|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote= | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=It has been asked, “If all those mirrors reflecting that original flower are taken away, what will happen?” The original flower will remain non-reflected. So if you remove your mental plate, you will be one with the Supreme. If the mirror comes near the original flower, and becomes one with the original flower, there cannot be any reflection. And that stage is the stage of Nirguńásthiti.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that in many ancient scriptures such as the Yajurveda and Savitr Rk it has been said that a human being should ask [[Parama Purusa]] for a properly guided intellect and nothing more, that is to say an intellect guided toward bliss and universal welfare. Anandamurti then explains that the mind becomes purified through [[Sadhana]] and selfless service. On a meticulously neat mirror, one can get a better reflection of the supreme soul. Anandamurti goes on explaining that a purified mind is a phase in the movement toward our human goal. Self surrender and devotion is necessary for merging in God. That is the final stage of Spirituality.<ref name="AV3"/> | Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that in many ancient scriptures such as the Yajurveda and Savitr Rk it has been said that a human being should ask [[Parama Purusa]] for a properly guided intellect and nothing more, that is to say an intellect guided toward bliss and universal welfare. Anandamurti then explains that the mind becomes purified through [[Sadhana]] and selfless service. On a meticulously neat mirror, one can get a better reflection of the supreme soul. Anandamurti goes on explaining that a purified mind is a phase in the movement toward our human goal. Self surrender and devotion is necessary for merging in God. That is the final stage of Spirituality.<ref name="AV3"/> | ||