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When we think a change might only take 6 months, it is unrealistic and will actually take 6 years. That’s why one must be ready for years of unrewarding sadhana. If we end up externalized or confused we can look to the group of spiritual people around us and they will stabilize us. You must maintain the overall perspective when going through those states.
— Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today