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Sant bhava

Cultivate a saintly disposition of peace and forbearance to cleanse, change, or stop disruptive feelings and thoughts. Saints possess inner peace, contentment, forgiveness, and equal vision toward all. The aspirant's attitude is to remain a practitioner, not a perfect one. Daily spiritual practice is essential. Peace, contentment, forgiveness, equal vision, an attitude of respect, and practice make one holy.

"Saints are those who have peace, tranquility within themselves."

"Having equal vision towards all creatures is the mark of a saint."

Filming location: Umag, Croatia

We shall cultivate our saintly disposition (santbhāva)—to be peaceful (sant) and forbearing (sahant)—in order to cleanse everything, or change everything, or stop everything. This means [stopping] those kinds of feelings and thoughts which disrupt you and disrupt others. Saints are those who have peace (śānti) within them; they are the saint (sant). Saints are those who have peace, tranquility within themselves. Those who have satisfaction (śāntoṣa) within them, they are the saint. Or the one with forgiveness (śama) in their heart, they are the saint. Having equal vision (samadarśī) towards all creatures is the mark of a saint. The attitude of an aspirant (sādhaka bhāva) is to always feel oneself as an aspirant, as a practitioner, not as a perfect one. Spiritual practice (sādhānā), practicing every day—these are the qualities of the saint. Śānti (peace), śāntoṣa (contentment), śama (forgiveness), samadarśī (equal vision), satkāra-bhāva (an attitude of respect), and sādhānā (practice). These names, which I have told, make one holy.

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