Confidence, patience and practice

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What instructions address practice and persistence?

1. NOI 3

   There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam (SB 7.5.23) — hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service.

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   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1975 · page 16620, revision 780110

2. BG 6.26

   From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the self.

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   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13835, revision 781289

Related contextual definitions

• Bhakti: devotional service
• Dhyāna: positive meditation

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