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Gadhada I-15: Not Becoming Discouraged in Meditation

Summary

1. A person whose heart is filled with bhakti:

1. He has courage such that, whatever Bhagwan and Sant commands, he acts according to those commands.
2. He never mistakenly believes or says: I will only be able to obey certain commands but not others.

2. One who behaves in the following manner is called an ekāntik bhakta:

1. When meditating on the murti of Bhagwan daily, he does so with renewed faith and courage.
2. He does not become discouraged [while meditating], even if it takes 100 years to behold the form of God.
3. If he has disturbing thoughts while beholding God’s form and he cannot suppress them:

1. He understands the immense glory of God.
2. He believes himself to be completely fulfilled.
3. He falsifies his disturbing thoughts.
4. He does not give up meditating on the form of God.