Here are a few thoughts, a couple of sharp lines, and one question to sit with…
but before that, a quick update.
We think people move ahead in bhakti because they’re more pure, more blessed, or more intelligent.
Bhagavad Gita makes it simple:
the mind is difficult—but it can be trained through abhyāsa and vairāgya.
So what’s really missing?
Just two powers:
The power of “NO” (Vairāgya)
Thoughts will come—that’s just the mind working (cognition).
But you don’t have to follow them.
Growth begins when you stop saying yes to everything inside.
The power to think about your thinking (Abhyāsa)
Not just repeating—but observing.
“Why did I drift?”
“What can I correct?”
This is metacognition—and this is real practice.
In one line:
Don’t just think—see your thinking.
Don’t just feel—choose your response.
One question:
Where today will you say one clear “NO”…
and where will you pause and correct?
Start there.