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Yoga Sutras 2.44

Patanjali, explained by Swami Vivekananda

स्वाध्यायादिष्टदेवतासंप्रयोगः ॥

svādhyāyādiṣṭadevatāsaṃprayogaḥ

By repetition of the Mantra comes the realisation of the intended deity.

In plain words: By repeating a sacred chant, called a mantra, a person comes to experience the divine being they are praying to. The teacher says the higher the goal, the harder the practice.

Yoga Sutras 2.44
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Swami Vivekananda explains

The higher the beings that you want to get the harder is the practice.