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VII 1. It is impossible to forget thy obligation ○ spiritual 2. rim 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. teacher! A prayer to the spiritual teacher. You have saved me from my mortal disease spiritual teacher ! I am the slave of my master. ○ my An ideal disciple is one who is like faith incarnate and who is a flute in the hands of his master. I worshipped the feet of the master and was liberated. The spiritual teacher as higher than the highest Reality. VIII 1. 2. Like a bee, hover round the lotus feet of thy master. From a life of sins, to a life of God-realisation. 3. The efficacy of the spiritual teacher in imparting super- sensuous experience of light, sound and flavour. 4. 5. 6. The spiritual teacher as simultaneously locking the nine doors of Sense and as revealing the mystical lightning in the dark night of the soul. The extra-ordinary effects of the grace of the spiritual teacher. The spiritual teacher is leading one to union with markless Reality. IX 1. Who is the highest devotee ? 2. The saint beyond the reach of fear. 3. There can be no fear and sorrow for the servants of God. 4. The white ants may sooner eat into cinders than fear enter into the hearts of saints. 5. Don't try the dangerous experiment of molesting a saint. The physical and mental characteristics of saints. 6. 7. The 8. greatness of a saint is not affected by circum- stances. Divine determinism vs. self-effort. he