Peace and supreme joy may seem like end-states to practitioners on more difficult spiritual paths, but the path of devotion should be filled with peace and joy from the very beginning. Their absence is an indication that something is amiss. (125)

Prem Prakash
About This Quote

This quote from the Dalai Lama is about the power of the practice and the path. It says that we should always be filled with peace and joy and we should not allow ourselves to be distracted by anything else.

Source: The Yoga Of Spiritual Devotion A Modern Translation Of The Narada Bhakti Sutras

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