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76 will require patient practice for a long, long time. I guarantee this, however,—that the following of this process will bring the great joy of pure Bliss-consciousness. The more we practise it, the more we get that Blissful state. I wish that, as seekers of Bliss, which all of us are, you should try to experience for yourselves that universal truth which is in all and may be felt by all. This is not an invention of anyone. It is already there. We are simply to discover it.

Do not, until you have tested this truth, look upon what I write with indifference. It may be that you are tired of hearing various theories, none of which has hitherto had any direct bearing on your life. This is no theory, but realized truth. I am trying to give you a general idea of what can be really experienced.

I had the fortune to learn this “Holy, Scientific Truth” from a great saint of India a good many years ago. You may ask why I urge you—why I draw your attention to