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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
 
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at night. He foolishly thinks: "&quot;If I have a son, if

I have a garden, I will be happy."&quot; 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.
 
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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<fix>.</fix> 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 &quot;Stabdho bhavati&quot;. The devotee becomes
serene and &quot;Atmaaramo bhavati&quot; (happy in the bliss
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"Stabdho bhaC">The devati". The deotee gets divotee becomes
serene and "Atmaaramo bha
ine intoxication. Lord
Gouranga was so much intoxicated with the di
vati" (happy in the bliss
of the Self).
 
The devotee gets divine intoxication. Lord
Gouranga
ine
nectar of prem that sometimes he did not kno
was so much intoxicated with the divine
nectar of prem that sometimes he did not know when
hen
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

males and men of inferior class on account of this
intoxication of Krishna Prem.
 
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Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa remained in the

thick jungle for four days without taking any food
 
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