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24. The bearing of all afflictions without caring to redress them, being free (at the same time) from anxiety or lament on their score, is called Titikshâ or forbearance.
शास्त्रस्य गुरुवाक्यस्य सत्यबुद्धयवधारणम् । सा श्रद्धा कथिता सद्भिर्यया वस्तूपलभ्यते ॥२५॥
25. Acceptance by firm judgment of the mind as true of what the scriptures and the Guru instruct, is called by the sages Shraddhâ or faith, by means of which the Reality is perceived.
["Acceptance &c.—Not to be confused with what is generally called blind acceptance. The whole mind must attain to that perfect state of assured reliance on the truth of instructions received, without which a whole-hearted, one-pointed practice of those instructions is not possible. ]
सर्वदा स्थापनं बुद्धः शुद्ध ब्रह्मणि सर्वदा। तत्समाधानमित्युक्तं न तु चित्तस्य लालनम् ॥ २६ ॥
26. Not the mere indulgence of thought (in curiosity) but the constant concentration of the intellect (or the affirming faculty) on the everpure Brahman is what is called Samadhâna or self-settledness.
['Not &c.—That is, not the mere intellectual or philosophical satisfaction in thinking of or studying the
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