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forces. The third stage is five delicate senses and attain
related to the separation of the consciousness and unity.
soul from the body. (Chopra, 2020: 197)
The second stage is an An objection to Chopra is
important one because the that this action is mainly for
perfection of the soul occurs in mind-controlling and inner calmness,
this stage which can be as Chopra himself sees
divided into three levels, i.e., Transcendental Meditation as
the vegetable, animal, and human a practice that removes mind
kingdoms. In the human stage, barriers and puts it into a state
a human can reach the position of unlimited consciousness.
of a divine man by wayfaring (Ibid: 233) As a result, the
the divine path and becoming human mind calms down and
a divine angel, and he can also experiences itself in silence
follow the path of the devil shape. The joyousness and
and become an animal or a consciousness also are in the
devil. This is the level that silence. However, a person
which a man becomes the cannot feel his consciousness
actual heaven-born man or the but can feel joyousness. (Ibid: 238)
actual devil. (Sadr ul-Din Shirazi, As a result, God cannot be
1981, Vol. 8: 136-137) reached by some actions mainly
On the other hand, Chopra for mind and psyche controlling
interprets the attainment of and soul calmness.
God or the soul as yoga and In addition, it should be
unity, which is done with practices noted that the meaning of yoga
such as transcendental meditation. is not unity but is done to
With Transcendental Meditation, make the union of the three
a person can go beyond the
