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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Atma-Jnana. And it is this Atma-Jnana bliss that
should be longed after‟ So said one Siddha.
Another Siddha said„. After eradicating the seen
and the visual with their Vasanas, one should
contemplate upon Atmic Reality which is the
primeval Light to the eagle vision (of high spiritual
personages). Another Siddha remarked: „After
having become all- pervading like that One which
occupies the neutral centre between Sat and Asat,
we should ever be contemplating upon Atma-
Jnana, that eternal Light which illuminates all other
lights. „Another Siddha remarked: „We will
contemplate upon that effulgent Atma-Jnana
which always calls itself I in all Jivas. „
Other Siddhas also remarked thus: „To look for the
God without, relinquishing the God within, is like
going in quest of conch shells after giving up the
Kaustubha 71 gem on hand. Atman can be attained
only by those who have destroyed completely the
forest of the lilies of desires. Those persons who, in
spite of their knowledge of the non-existence of
71 This is the Gem said to be shining on the breast of Vishnu.
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