(1) Only those persons who are sincere, spirited and endowed with sharp intellect; and who understand and can make others understand the philosophy; will be considered eligible to become ácárya/ás.

(2) Ácárya/ás who have a minimum of five hundred initiates and are adept in the difficult Visheśa Yoga will be eligible for purodhá training.

(3) Those who can inspire at least twenty persons (five persons in special cases) onto the path of spirituality may be imparted táttvika training.

(4) As far as possible, only purodhás will be elected or nominated for any responsible post of the Marga.

Keeping in view that the ideals of the Marga are to be propagated universally, these rules may at times be relaxed with the consent of the Central Committee and with the approval of the purodhá pramukha.⁽¹⁾

Footnotes

(1) See Chs. 39 and 40. –Trans.