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which have really no end, because if one sense desire is fulfilled, then another associated with it crops up at once in its place. These practices do not therefore offer us means of deliverance from the network of wishes and desires, and consequently no practical purpose can be served thereby.
True bhakti is devoid of any physical desire related to the senses. It is actuated by the real craving — a craving which when fulfilled does not give rise to another in its place but puts an end to all cravings. It is in the true sense the reminiscence of the homeland which is the final end of our journey. As a rule the reminiscence of the home will keep the remembrance of God alive in our heart, and vice versa. It is in fact an end which is endless, and the craving for it is beyond the range of materiality, not to speak of the senses. It is what is commonly understood as realisation, oneness, destination or the end.
Attachment to it may otherwise be interpreted as ̀³constant remembrance', and that is what bhakti means in the true sense. If it is not there it is but a
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