A man who has reached God must show courage and valour in thought and action.

(Page 190, The Bhagavadgita as a Philosophy of God Realisation, R D Ranade)

..cardinal criterion of God-realisation, namely, Santi or peace. As we have seen elsewhere, Santi or peace and the bliss of God are interdependent and the two are perfected together. But the peace which follows upon the enjoyment of divine bliss is higher than the peace which precedes it.

(Page 190, The Bhagavadgita as a Philosophy of God Realisation, R D Ranade)

God-realisation also implies a complete sacrifice of all our possessions for the sake of God. This is really what is meant by Yajna . The sacrifice of all objects to God brings in its train the sacrifice involved in our dispassionately doing good to all fellow beings.

(Page 189, The Bhagavadgita as a Philosophy of God Realisation, R D Ranade)