Intermiscence means the mixture of lower elements and tendencies such as habitual concepts, egoistic ideas, ambition and sexual impulse in our aspiration for higher things. These mixtures harm the sadhana and must be removed as part of the purification indispensable for the true spiritual life.
The best way to get rid of vanity is to cultivate its opposite, that is humility. It means to know and understand that one is nothing and can do nothing without the Divine Grace. It grows as we grow in sincerity and surrender and we discover the relative insignificance of everything except the Divine.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
