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who have derived benefit from such an association. To be one with the divine I need not say means to die to be a petty self – which is the real meaning of surrender.
The remembrance of the Master thanks to the effect of Pranahuti never allows us to enter the states of ecstasy or rapture but keeps the fire of devotion alive. Aspirants doing bhajan, kirtan or sangeetam enter into states of ecstasy or rapture and thus get into the gross absorption albeit of the divine. This is common to the various cults and streams of spirituality spread through out the world living in the thought of Lord Krishna. Where as sadhakas who are getting trained through Pranahuti do not enter into such states but do get into states of deep absorption where sense of self itself is lost not to speak of even an element of enjoyment missing. This perhaps is the reason why many aspirants in the path are not all that happy about their condition though they all appreciate and acknowledge the same: and that is good, as it keeps the aspiration
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