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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
at night. He foolishly thinks: "If I have a son, if
I have a garden, I will be happy." The tendency of
the mind is such that it tries to seek happiness outside
in perishable objects. This is due to the force of
Avidya.
But the devotee gets the grace of the Lord. His
intellect is calm and tranquil. All the outgoing
energies become transmuted into spiritual energy.
He gets help and strength from Mantra Shakti,
Sadhana Shakti and Upasana Shakti. Sattva flows
from the feet of the Lord towards his mind. All
desires melt away. The Vikshepa Shakti is destroyed.
He has the firm, unshakable conviction that the real
happiness is in God. His mind is always inward. He
has antarmukh vritti The senses do not wander
about. They get absorbed in the mind and the mind
gets absorbed in God. He is ever peaceful. He enjoys
the happiness within. He delights in the bliss of God.
He, therefore, stands adamant even amidst grave
troubles and calamities. So Rishi Narada uses the
expressions "Stabdho bhavati". The devotee becomes
serene and "Atmaaramo bhavati" (happy in the bliss
of the Self).
The devotee gets divine intoxication. Lord
Gouranga was so much intoxicated with the divine
nectar of prem that sometimes he did not know when
it was day-break and when it was night. Mira,
though a young Rani, danced in the streets amidst
males and men of inferior class on account of this
intoxication of Krishna Prem.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa remained in the
thick jungle for four days without taking any food
NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
at night. He foolishly thinks: "If I have a son, if
I have a garden, I will be happy." The tendency of
the mind is such that it tries to seek happiness outside
in perishable objects. This is due to the force of
Avidya.
But the devotee gets the grace of the Lord. His
intellect is calm and tranquil. All the outgoing
energies become transmuted into spiritual energy.
He gets help and strength from Mantra Shakti,
Sadhana Shakti and Upasana Shakti. Sattva flows
from the feet of the Lord towards his mind. All
desires melt away. The Vikshepa Shakti is destroyed.
He has the firm, unshakable conviction that the real
happiness is in God. His mind is always inward. He
has antarmukh vritti The senses do not wander
about. They get absorbed in the mind and the mind
gets absorbed in God. He is ever peaceful. He enjoys
the happiness within. He delights in the bliss of God.
He, therefore, stands adamant even amidst grave
troubles and calamities. So Rishi Narada uses the
expressions "Stabdho bhavati". The devotee becomes
serene and "Atmaaramo bhavati" (happy in the bliss
of the Self).
The devotee gets divine intoxication. Lord
Gouranga was so much intoxicated with the divine
nectar of prem that sometimes he did not know when
it was day-break and when it was night. Mira,
though a young Rani, danced in the streets amidst
males and men of inferior class on account of this
intoxication of Krishna Prem.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa remained in the
thick jungle for four days without taking any food