“Days pass through happiness and misery, good and bad. But if the day goes by without worshipping God, it is a great waste…Surrendering yourself to God, try to be at rest. He is doing everything. Man is deluded and thinks he is the doer; consequently he becomes bound…It is common to have ups and downs in the mind…But he who continues his spiritual practices under both good and bad conditions and does not neglect his sadhana, gradually his mental fluctuations go away and one blissful current flows in his mind. Then the mind is constantly engaged in the recollectedness of God, and joy and sorrow cannot perturb him anymore. He continues his sadhana under all circumstances and experiences great joy within. By God’s grace, when a person attains this state, he becomes blessed.”
(p.151-2, Spiritual Treasures, Swami Turiyananda’s letter dated 21 May 1916)