The entire advance, from the very beginning, consists in gradually curtailing and transcending the working of the individual mind. Mind veils the Truth The mind is functioning even in the body-state and in the energy-state, but in the body-state the mind thinks in terms of the body, in the energy-state it thinks in terms of energy, while in the mind-state it thinks in its own terms. However, even when the mind thinks in its own terms, it does not attain knowledge and realisation of the Infinite, because it becomes its own veil between thought and the Truth. Though the mind may be unencumbered by the life of the body or the life of energy, it is still limited by separative consciousness. It might be compared to a mirror which is covered with dust. The mind has, therefore, to be completely merged and dissolved in the Infinite before it is possible to experience the God-state of Sahaj Samadhi. Form is solidified energy; energy is an expression of mind; mind is the covered mirror of Eternity; and Eternity is Truth which has thrown off the mask of mind.
To discard the limiting mind is no easy thing. The chief difficulty is that the mind has to be annihilated through the mind itself. Crossing of mind requires longing and patience Intense longing for union with the Infinite Reality as well as infinite patience are indispensable in the process of crossing the mind. One Master told his disciple that in order to attain the highest state he had to be thrown, bound hand and foot to a plank, into a river, where he must keep his garments dry. The disciple could not understand the inner meaning of this injunction. He wandered until he encountered another saint and asked him the meaning of the injunction given by the Master. The saint explained that in order to attain God, he had to long
