How do we differentiate between sentimental practice of bhakti and sentiments coming from bhakti?

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so it is said that we should not practice bhakti sentimentally then how do we differentiate between the sentimental practice of bhakti and the sentiments coming from the practice of bhakti yes the difference is primarily in the steadiness with which we practice bhakti sentimental practice of bhakti means we practice bhakti based on our emotions so one is about the practice of the process the other is about the result of the practice sentiments coming from the practice of bhakti means that when we chant or when we do our sadhana bhakti today I feel like chanting so I will chant tomorrow I don’t feel like chanting so I will not chant then that will be sentimental practice now certainly at a sentimental level at the level of the mind our mind will go through sine waves sometimes we like things sometimes we don’t like things but disciplined practice of bhakti means that we practice bhakti in spite of the sentiments so whatever we might be feeling in spite of that we commit ourselves to the practice of bhakti and this sort of thing tolerating the minds likes and dislikes is required in every walk of life now who wakes up everyday looking forward to the day’s job most people may not like it but still they go and do it so if we are ready to put aside our minds feelings and do the needful in our material life for our boss for our job for our family then why should Krishna get anything less if we are ready to subordinate our emotions for the world’s sake we should be able to subordinate our emotions for Krishna’s sake also that is the first point sentimental practice of bhakti means we leave our bhakti practice just to the moods of the mind but sentiments coming from the practice of bhakti means while we are studying and practicing bhakti we feel a deepened, strengthened, sweetened attraction towards Krishna and that is a gift of Krishna and we gratefully accept it and we see this as something which we get more and more as we move onwards in our service towards Krishna that means as we move closer to Krishna the intensity of the emotions will become more and more and thus we can that there is a stage in Bhakti Samskriti which is called as Thaibhav Thaibhav means we have a steady attraction towards Krishna and that comes by the steady practice of bhakti so sentimental practices when we our practice is dependent on the sentiments sentiments coming from the practice of bhakti means irrespective of our sentiments we practice bhakti and from that attraction towards Krishna comes and satisfaction of that attraction comes and that we gratefully accept