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74 THE PATH OF LOVE
a deep connection is established between the thoughts and
impressions of an individual.
An aura, therefore, is the mental reflection of the aggregate
impressions of thoughts and actions, gathered by and stored in
an individual mind. As long as the impressions are there, an aura
is always there, as an envelope of subtle atmosphere, comprised
of seven colors, which remain more or less prominent according
to the nature of each individual’s impressions.
No two men are alike in all respects, and yet all have common
physical features. Similarly, the aggregate of individual
impressions differ from one another, both quantitatively and
qualitatively, yet every aura is comprised of seven colors, common
to all. These seven colors of an individual’s aura represent
the seven principal categories, corresponding to the aggregate
impressions of each individual.
Thus every individual aura is an image of a circle of seven
colors. Each aura differs from the others in its proportion of each
of the seven colors, according to the individual’s predominant
impressions. Likewise, each aura also differs in the color formation
on the borders between every two predominant colors in it.
For example, red would be the most prominent color in the aura
of a man whose impressions are predominantly made up of lustful
actions.
The halo begins to develop and an aura begins to disappear
only after an individual starts advancing on the Path to
God-Realization. When the aura begins to get more and more
faint, the halo commences to shine more and more, getting
brighter in proportion to the progress of the individual’s consciousness
on the Path. The halo becomes very bright only after