The sixth qualification is Samaadhaana. One has to be
irrefutably convinced that what the sastras make known and what
the Guru teaches are both one and the same. One's intellect must
rest upon and draw inspiration from the Atma, at all times and
under all circumstances. The aspirant for spiritual progress must
be attached only to the unchanging universal Consciousness. All
actions of his should have as their goal: the Joy of God. He must
place implicit faith in the Sastraic dictum: "All living beings
are amsas [facets, fractions] of Iswara [God]." In order to
confirm this faith and strengthen it, one must look upon all
beings as equal. The above sixth form, termed Sadhana Sampath, is
the Treasure of Spiritual Struggle.
