The cessation of the modifications and agitations of the mind are the prerequisites for obtaining an audience with the Divine. His reception hall has eight gates through which one has to pass: control of the inner senses, control of the outer senses, right sitting posture, breath control, mind control, concentration, meditation, and super-consciousness. Meditation is the royal road to attain super-consciousness. After the mind has been brought under control by these eight disciplines, will power can easily be developed. The Lord, by mere willing, can accomplish anything immediately and easily. In man, will power is generally not so strong; when one achieves that power, one attains something equal to the power of the Lord. That is the meaning of merger (laya). Such merger is made possible through meditation (dhyana).

- Dhyana Vahini, Chap 5, "Cultivate the Blissful Atmic Experience"

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