Smaadhaana

The sixth qualification is Samaadhaana. One has to be irrefutably convinced that what the sastras make known and what the Guru teaches are both one and the same. One's intellect must rest upon and draw inspiration from the Atma, at all times and under all circumstances. The aspirant for spiritual progress must be attached only to the unchanging universal Consciousness. All actions of his should have as their goal: the Joy of God. He must place implicit faith in the Sastraic dictum: "All living beings are amsas [facets, fractions] of Iswara [God]." In order to confirm this faith and strengthen it, one must look upon all beings as equal. The above sixth form, termed Sadhana Sampath, is the Treasure of Spiritual Struggle.