The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of Bhagavad Gita published by Ramakrishna Mission
What has that sadhaka to do, whose mind is not stauch and steady in the pursuit of God? The injunction comes..
The Worship of Saguna Brahman 6-12
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Abhyasa yogena tatah mam icha aptum dhananjaya II sloka 9
अथ चितम् समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् I
अभ्यास योगेन ततः माम् इच्छ आप्तुं धनञ्जय I I स्लॉक् 9
If you are not able to fix your mind steadily on Me, O Dhananjaya, then seek to reach me by Abhayasa Yoga
Staunch is that devotion of that sadhaka which does not deviate from the Lord. Wavering is that devotion which oscillates between God and the world. Through constant practise the mind has to be weaned away from the world. It is abhyasa yoga which is practised ceaselessly until the mind is permanently reclaimed from baseness. The impossible can be made possible through constant practise. Nature can be changed by nurture, it being the most effective means.
A man was rearing a pet dog allowing it undue indulgence. One day when he was conversing with a learned visitor, the dog, as was his wont, jumped on to the lap of his master and licked his face. "This is no good", observed the newcomer. The remark produced a salutary effect on the man who decided then and there to train the dog properly. Thence forth, he gave a knock every time the dog jumped up to lick his face. The sagacious animal was not slow to find out that the master did not approve of that act. It changed its habits accordingly. Similarly the unwanted desire is a wretched dog that man has fondly reared. It dominates over him and depraves him woefully. Repeated blows in the form of counter thoughts and ideas are the only way to rectify it.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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