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engrossed in the world leads the way back to this world again and again."
To attain Ultimate Liberation it is essential to have association
with the saints. Saints, those who have realized the true form of God, become that True Form. The accomplished great beings who have attained unity with the Divine, and who have experienced the Supreme Being even while living in this body, have become the Supreme Being [meaning they have become one with their true Divine Form]. Association with these saints is this second category of satsang. However, finding such a saint is not an easy task. A true saint is rare and difficult to find.
Sant Tulsidas explains in the Ramacharitmanas:
Without accumulation of many good deeds one will be unable to gain the association of a great saint.
When our good karmas permit, we are able to come to experience the association of these sentient beings. A more important point is that even if we have a direct encounter with such a saint, we often do not have the wisdom to be able to recognize a genuine sage. A great Sant Tulsi Sahab states the difficulty in recognizing a saint:
If someone says 'I have recognized a saint,' then I put my hands on my ears in astonishment. [It is not an easy task.]
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