Ekanta Bhakti is the form of devotion in which the devotee believes that the Lord, who pervades the external and the internal, is residing within him. He individualises the Divine that is immanent in everything. The distinction between the particular and the collective should be properly understood. One tree does not make a forest. There can be no forest without trees. This is the relationship between the Vyakti (particular) and the Samashti (collective). The same relationship may be seen between the Vyakti (individual) and Samajam (society). The Divine in its universal cosmic form is Paramatma (the Omni-Self). The Ekanta Bhakta individualises the Divine and worships him in a particular form. The Divine is present in myriad forms with myriad names.

There is nothing sweeter in the world than the Divine name. The Name and the Form go together. The inextricable connection between name and form has to be rightly understood. The name is a form of wealth. The form is an object to be purchased. Once you have money you can buy whatever you want. Likewise with wealth of the Lord’s Name in your hands, you can obtain whatever you desire. Therefore every devotee has to acquire the wealth of the Name. This can be through Bhajans and meditation on the Name of the Lord. In this context, devotees have to develop four types of spiritual discipline Maitri (friendliness), Karuna (compassion), Mudita (rejoicing) and Upeksha (freedom from attachment and aversion). These appear to be simple terms, but they embody all human values. Each quality has to be cultivated in a spirit of devotion and dedication to the Divine. (SSS Vol.22 pp.196-204)