Narada Bhakti Sutra 51-55 (chapter 5, section 1)

Kinds of Divine love

(Supreme love-divine)

The true nature of love is

indescribable, inexplicable

like a dumb man’s experience of taste 

expresses itself rarely

in a recipient

without attributes, without greed

growing every moment

continous, extremely subtle

is the nature of the experience.

once attained only that is

felt, seen, comprehended,

& contemplated upon. 

 

Nisargadatta: The Way to Self-Realization

The person merges into the witness, the witness into awareness, awareness into pure being, yet identity is not lost, only its limitations are lost. It is transfigured and becomes the real Self, the sadguru, the eternal friend and guide. You cannot approach it in worship. No external activity can reach the inner self; worship and prayers remain on the surface only; to do deeper meditation is essential, the striving to go beyond the states of sleep, dream and waking. In the beginning the attempts are irregular, then they recur more often, become regular, then continuous and intense, until all obstacles are conquered.

via Nisargadatta: The Way to Self-Realization, Part Six.