Vyashti and samashti bhav
Bhav (Spiritual emotion) towards the Guru is vyashti bhav while seeing the Guru in other seekers is samashti bhav.
Why is it essential for yearning and bhav to be linked for rapid spiritual progress?
To progress in sadhana (Spiritual practice), it is necessary to have bhav (Spiritual emotion) for God. For generation of bhav, dissolution of the mind and a sattvik (Sattva-predominant) intellect are absolutely essential.
Efforts to be undertaken to awaken bhav
When bhav (Spiritual emotion) is awakened in a jiva, it gradually thinks more about God than itself. That is why, the existence of the self is slowly forgotten and actions as per God’s expectations are performed.
Why is Sharanagatbhav superior to Krutadnyatabhav?
Krutadnyata (Gratitude) is an expression of thanksgiving to God. When this expression is maintained all the time, it is called krutadnyatabhav (Spiritual emotion of gratitude).
Progressing from expressed to unexpressed bhav
Expressed bhav (Spiritual emotion) means bhav gets awakened in us and manifests in the form of an emotion, thought or action.
Benefits of bhav
Continuous efforts to awaken bhav (Spiritual emotion) increases transparency of the jiva. Transparency means being perceptive as well as sensitive.
Importance of awakening bhav
Bhav means a constant awareness of God’s existence. Bhav is an intense yearning in the jiva (Embodied soul) to realise God.
Manaspuja : Performing ritualistic worship in the mind
Performing ritualistic worship as per Path of Rituals (Karmakand) is at the gross level, whereas doing so in the mind, is at the subtle level. Based on the principle of Spirituality – ‘one should go from gross to subtle’, worship performed in mind (subtle) is superior to ritualistic worship performed physically (gross).
Spiritual emotion (bhav) of gratitude
‘When you sow one seed in God’s creation the returns that you reap are a thousand fold. Which bank in the world gives such a high interest rate ? Hence remember God who gives such a high interest rate atleast a little. Let there be at least this small amount of gratitude.’
Efforts made by a lady seeker to evoke spiritual emotion
Generation of spiritual emotion in the self is solely dependent upon our yearning for God realization, center of devotion for God getting created in the subconscious mind and our actual spiritual practice.