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PATH OF GRACE
not there may not be all that attractive to the aspirant until he gets stabilised there and he develops the real taste that is needed through constant and thorough cleaning.
The reverential consciousness turns into a feeling of servitude to the Master. The much talked about condition of Dasya bhava expressed in Vaishnavaite cults has its base only from this stage. However, the expressions of ecstasy (cultivated and natural) and other aberrations having nothing to do with the condition. The best examples of this consciousness available for us in the epics are that of King Bharata (brother of Sri Rama) and Bhakta Hanumanji (of Ramayana). In both the cases there is total annihilation of self-consciousness and total servitude to Master is expressed. Of course the recent example is that of the Master Sri Ramchandraji of Shahjahanpur and His attitude towards His Master Lalaji Maharaj.
Behind this attitude of servitude towards the Lord is the base of piety and devotion and single pointed attention towards the goal. The negation of self increases in intensity and in the place of purity
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