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The difference between initiation and awareness (prātibhā knowledge)
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The difference between initiation and awareness (prātibhā knowledge)
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dīkṣa
prātibhā knowledge
Dec 16, 2023
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In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the difference between initiation and automatic knowledge (breakless awareness – pratibhā knowledge).
“Gurvāyattā tu sā dikṣā this [inferior] initiation is dependent to master. But if once you maintain that pratibhā knowledge (pratibha knowledge means if you have command on awareness, when you have full command on awareness, don’t let anything creep in), and that awareness will carry you to that greatest power of...
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