Q.:
How long will it take to gain chintamani, the celestial
gem that grants all one's wishes?

M.:
The example of chintamani is found in Yoga Vasishta.
Chintamani signifies the real nature of the Self.

The story is as follows:
A man was doing tapas in order to gain chintamani.
A gem mysteriously fell into his hands, but he thought
that it could not possibly be the chintamani because his
effort had been too short and too little to gain the gem.
He discarded it and continues with his tapas.
Later, a sadhu placed before him a brilliant pebble cut
into shape. The man was taken in by its appearance
but found that it could not fulfil his desire as had been
claimed.
Similarly, as the Self is inherent, it should not be looked
for elsewhere.

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Conscious Immortality
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