should think oflhe IOl"m of onc's i5.llla de,-a or dcity. \\'ith this <'Ollll' ICilfS of slM.·w bliss., lhe lxxlr is thrillcd, thc mill(I hccnnJCS fn.-c of SCll:i.llÍOl\.i, Li rn~ l>l">Ílltl.·-d and CXJll:riclll'\:S sarti.wlhi and
Chcr,mda s.t)"5 tlul onc has to nll'cliwc on tlie fonn of 01lt.''s
ishta dc\"a, pn:lcm:d or dcs.iml dl.'it)', iu onc's lieart .uMI <-reate a fodingof SWT\'1xk-r IIM...u-tls t1L::tt dcil)' wil.11 full faitl1, dc,•olion, 10\-c :uKI hlt...._.., thnn~1 chi.nt:m, 111..-cp :uxl iinocn: th.ink.ing. \\llll'n lhe minc.1 ;i.bsorlw..·d in nK.·dit:tliou 011 the deit)", bli~'l!lll ll'ilfS slill1 nilling do"ll óUMI :t..'i .t n:sull oítl,is hli~,;ful cxperic1w.'c lhe bodr stíll1s 1rcmhling or shaking. Au:Uning lhiir. e1u,:rosS4..'<I ~:th'. tlie sadh.tk.a hc<·omcs mcq,'l'd 1vith thc dcit)• and :,u:tins hll:tk.1i yo1;1.sam::w:lhi. Oue k> \'.f.riations in thc ,,ature oflnm,an bcingi.. lhe gum .l;Íl'l'S dilli:n:nl instnk1ÍOns t,.• dil1Crc11l ,liMipks ai lhe lim<· oí lll('(lita1ion. Dhakti }"Og;l is cxcdlcnt for lhosc pcopk- who are cmotion,J or soli-hcill1ed. Sometimcs 1his kind of purc and ll·ndcr focling emerges in tJ1c fonu ol" an ohstadc in worldly lili:-. t'or cxamplc, if SOOICOIW" il-C«Jtlk"S C'XIJ'l'..'llld)" c111otio1ul homc, ª' iu thc family, .ú \o\"Ot·k ;i,nd iu so<"ll1)', d1t.·n 1M.-01,lc 51.u-1 w~MMkrinK wh;i,t h;t.<i ha(>JK.'ncd to l1i111? ~fayhe IM:'. has lw.."rtMIK' mc111;Jly w1IJ.J.u1n'<I? lt is 1,01 :m imllõlb.nc..·, IM.Jt t.hii1 lccliug, whctJ»cr it hc dueto ~11siti,1t)', le11dcmcss 1.IÍtJie l1eill1 ora<tivatio.111 oftltc c111t>ti<111s, U sOnM:limcs St..'Cll a..~ .u1 c,1)5,(ade whcn il cmefl,,1\:5 or surfa<"t.-S in thc workl. ln )111(,l. lM.M'Cl'er, lhcn: is the behefl11.1,1 wlien tlw.- ICdiug or .útiluclc is d1anndkd in lhe ,W11 dircnion. il c;u1 hcrome a '''li)" oí all.tinin~ 5.t.lnatlhi. li is in this «Mucxt lhat ~'l° Ghcr,mda is disr1Lising hhak.1i }~ s:uuadhi, :i.1crl,ni<111e pn:srriliccl 10!" <·11K>tion;d J>eoplc. lt AA)'S that OfK' slMMJld nll'di1a1c 011 OfK''s ishta in an:i.l,;i,la di.1kr.t. \\lh,..-n lh<· 111i11d is l'Om)Jlctcly ahsorl.M.·tl iu lhe i.\111:t. dK'Jt lhe cx1)Cric1Kc offaitl,, 1le,·otio11, k)\'C and biis.<, t:tk.cS pi~ in cM1t:'5 lilC. Wllt.'111M,c is íully ahsorlX'.d in thal fcding, 1lw.-11 011c me~i ;i.ud 111.,•c>omcs onc "1th the dcity, i.~1ta.. ln l.liapccr :i. clharana (ron("('ntration) wa.i diS<'lJS!>C(I while 1ksnibing m1Mlr.ts. lu dilfcrc111 phil0501)11ics im,,mnious are gi,·en to 10!.'us tltc minei ()I" allcnlkln on c'Mle diakr.i.. \\'11ik fon111ing tht· minei 011 lhal d.akr,1, OfK" medil:tlcs on its tallwa. démclll, ;md .Jso 011 tlic One fonn oftlie sc:M.11 orSufJKmc St:lf. h nccds to hc undcrstood prof)Crly tirai hcre 1hc disn1s.,;ion is 011 dilfcrcnt statcs of samadhi. tlk' instructions whkh art' gi,·cn are artuallr 10, 111ccli1:ttkln. lt )1,1..., aJ1-cailr l1rtn ~l lh:tt durin,c dh;u-.1na lcading to medi1a1ion 1hc fonn of ronsciot1snes.i slMmld he likc tl,c llnwofOII, 1h:tt is, llic lk,w should hc rc._,'111:i.r ;i.nd sicady, M11laa1 i1 is t'<M1IÍ01k>11s :u1d t11K,l,simc11..·d. A dislrcsM..·d or foolish stall' of an)' k.ind i:-,1111)0( inlcn't'nc. ln this statc thc mi1KI 1.umot l,c im·oln.i:l iu falS1-· knowk.i:I~ at :i.n)' tinie. \VIK·n tJIIC:: CIIICN Íl\lú 1111: stalc úf llk.'Clit:dkMI aficr 1>erli:,'ting tlw pr.-niccs of JJral)'ithar,1 .uKI dh..,...u1a, lhcn lhe pn>C'Css of making íurdlt.'r JKl.,wt'SS in tlaal s.latc of mt·ditation is llll' att:tinmc111 of samadhi. So tlie lt'("lmi<1ucs wllK"h Chcr;tnda is describing lw..·n: are lk'lt Jm..-.êi...CI)' an ii1lrlxhx'tio11 lú tl11: Sl;dc 1.IÍ ~madlii. Adua11}' 11,cr Ítklicatc lw.,w to pron-cd furthcr in tJ1c si.de of mo:litaiion itscll" :Ukl iu tliis WA)' auaín sam:ullai. Ju lhe lirst tcd111K1uc hc said to pr.-.tisc sh:unhh.t,1 mudr.t :uw.l forus die t·o-m,d,M.JSJK:S.'i iu tlll' sclf. Ili thc k.'1:oud st:ttc hc s.ú<l to prtM.tise 11:td:t )'otÇt. ln the thin:I IM.· s.tkl ICJ 1w.-.1isc lhidi.ari and soou. E:denia1 dirc,1ior1s han: bcen gí,·cu, hut the ha.,; 001 dcfow...i:I till' statc o( §a.lH:t1lhi. His 1X>i11t of,"tl-w is tllill dt-c1,cning tlll' l"t110001.1sn<•ss Ui tlK' s.tillc of 11"--'tlitalMm, .uKI on,.· mtcrs tlM.· st:úl' of liamadhi 1-')' adoJ>ting a 11..--chni<1U(" oftJM.'11 obuins tlM' 1'\'sult acr·oc<ling to 011e's naturc, ;i.ttadmK:nl, intcmal hrn1d~ and g\tna ur 11uality. Hui in tlic c1MI l."\'Cll tl1esc 11.1,·c lo hc disc:trdctl or rcnotmei:.i:I. ln n:~iun lo hlialti )l.~ s:u11.tdhi, c;tM..-r;uKla also s;i.rs 1hal wh1..'11 or1e mc<litatcs on lhe ishla in onc's hcart l'Clllrc Of :m:J,ala rhak.rn and l(,q;1..1s ,•1t-r.cU' nMnJ,letclr, lcuingonescll" llow with thc focling, lhcn at tli.at lime thc hod)' st:trls 1ihr.11ing, 1c-.m oflc)\·c ai1cl afü.·ttiou stait llcMing aud 011e loscs eunsc-iotL'iuess. ln Ili.is state c111e hl't'unies une \1itl, Llie ishta.. 'l11i~ isdK: statc ofhliakti ro~ samõMIJ1i.