How long should one continue with sadhana?
Sri Ramakrishna used to stress upon persistence in sadhana. Some take up spiritual practice, and give it up when no results are derived after sometime; they do not persist in sadhana. One should go on doing spiritual practices persistently unmindful of the results. Only then results come in. Also, ordinary aspirants are satisfied with small achievements such as a vision, or a sound, or even a dream. One should persist in going on with spiritual sadhana until one gets the final consummation. Sri Ramakrishna showed how one could see God face to face, talk with Him, etc. One should not give up until one has actual contact with Him. Sri Ramakrishna’s personality fascinated many; some of them saw him as an unspoiled child of the Nature. He was so childlike. Some even imitated his stammering. Many were thus enchanted to imitate his manners and personality. The uniqueness of Sri Ramakrishna was that he became one with whatever he took up for practice. When he was doing the sadhana of being Go
