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Sadhana Panchakam

So far, in the last sootra the Acharya has guid-

ed us into giving up desire-prompted actions. In the following
sopana the Acharya now says having given up the field of ac-

tion, go in search of a Master who knows the ultimate truth of

life. Seek the company and shelter of such a master.

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Seek the shelter of a ‘Sad-Vidwaan’ the know-

er of Truth.

It has been a common and strong tendency of an individu-
al seeker to constantly indulge in actions and aim for various

worldly things in life. Such a seeker was guided by the Gita

-art of performing actions that is the art of performing actions

with a yagya bhava. Performing actions with the spirit of yag-
ya carves a mind which is sattwik, pure, refined, sharp, selfless,

and integrated. Not only this, the art of performing actions

as a Yogi soon ufolds for the student the reality of all that is

acquired by performing actions. One soon comes to see the lim-
itations of karma and all that is acquired as a karma phala. The

limitation being that field of karma is an endless journey of ac-

quiring and sustaining and yet at the end of the day a person is

still empty and hungry for more. Once this realization dawns a
curious student now wishes to seek that knowledge which will

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