Dharana 102 of 112 · verse 121

Devotion and Detachment Together

Abundant devotion and a detached nature, held at once, give rise to understanding.

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The practice

Hold both at the same time: a full-hearted devotion that holds nothing back, and a detachment that is not asking for any result from it. Neither one alone. Let them be present together and continue in that condition rather than alternating between them.

What it works on

These are usually treated as opposite temperaments, and the verse requires both. Devotion without detachment becomes demand; detachment without devotion becomes indifference. The state the text names arises only where the two coincide.

Notes

  • Shoonyaka’s stotram and chanting practices are the natural setting for this one.

Practise gently

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