The Bhakta has not to suppress any single one of his emotions.

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So in this renunciation auxiliary to devotion, there is no harshness, no dryness no struggle, nor repression nor suppression. The Bhakta has not to suppress any single one of his emotions, he only strives to intensify them and direct them to God.

Source Vivekananda, Para-Bhakti or Supreme Devotion, The Preparatory Renunciation, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, on the path of devotion, the Bhakta, the one who loves God, has no harshness or repression to impose on himself: he suppresses none of his emotions, he intensifies them and turns them toward God. Today, when a strong emotion arises, welcome it without judging it, then gently offer it to divine love.

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