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towards it meaning that he should have a deep impression of it in his heart. Taking in of this impression means imbibing the very thing he aspires for and in that case the Divine thought will continuously remain alive in his heart and his attention will remain drawn towards it all the time. This is what constant remembrance really means. In another context (SS p 42) He says that bhakti- devotion is actuated by real craving, a craving which when fulfilled does not give rise to another in its place but puts an end to all cravings. This is in true sense the reminiscence of the home land which in turn will keep the remembrance of God alive in our heart and vice versa. Thus for constant remembrance to happen we must get awakened to the sense of duty (that of realization), the idea of God shall assume prominence in our hearts and consequently realization becomes the primary object of life. Naturally craving for the object begins to grow stronger and we are led to frequent remembrance of God during our routine daily work in spite of all our worries and anxieties. For those who are unsure about how it will be possible to carry on with remembrance in the midst of their worldly preoccupations Master advises that it is possible to discharge the worldly responsibilities properly if they can do so without any undue attachment towards the concerned. They may resort to prayer sincerely seeking His guidance and support on the path of duty by snatching a few minutes from their rest preferably at bed time.
As remarked earlier awareness of the Divine presence in all things animate and inanimate, that everything belongs to Him and nothing is ours, the ephemeral nature of all existence and the presence of the unchanging Reality as the support and the cultivation of trusteeship attitude are absolute essential prerequisites for the development and growth of the real state of constant remembrance.
Not only this but recognition of God or the Divine Master as the only object worth having, the craving to attain it, the development of loving attachment deepening into a single pointed orientation towards it, restless impatience for its attainment, feeling of inseparableness with it along with the realization the aspiring soul is but the body of the Divine, extreme dependency on it coupled with feelings of helplessness are also the evolutionary necessities for the realization of constant remembrance. Those who have done some journey on the Natural Path can immediately recognize that whatever has been mentioned above relate to the characteristics of knots 1, 1a and 2.
Frequent remembrance of God though greatly helpful does not suffice for our final success in realization. It is customary in almost every religion to begin any important activity in the name of God but has ceased to have any significance as it has been reduced to a mere formality. We never dedicate it to God in the real sense and are in fact quite far away from the idea of God at