This Self cannot be attained by teaching, nor by intellect, nor by much learning. It is attained only by the one whom it chooses; to such a one this Self reveals its own form.
नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन । यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्य- स्तस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूं स्वाम् ॥ ३॥
Bhakti is the path to salvation. Souls achieve salvation through God's grace.
All that brings happiness in life is achieved through the grace of the company of saints. The more we attend congregations, the more our life becomes enriched with saintly qualities. Our heart begins to absorb love and humility, which are the sources of all kinds of happiness.
The Father also draws the Son who comes to help us with His grace, by stimulating our free will to turn away from, and hate sin, which has drawn us aside from God, and from the immutable goodness of the Godhead.
God, show me the path to the one who receives your blessings. God replied, Go to Rome, you will find him in a certain monastery.
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