That is, one must make both mamakāra and Ahaṅkāra absent in oneself. These two are not separate things: the root of mamakāra is Ahaṅkāra. In those free of ajñāna, Ahaṅkāra has no way to enter; there is no room for it. That is why those who wish to become devotees of God must be “satataṃ santuṣṭiḥ”: that is, whatever comes, in enjoyment or in sickness, in loss or in gain, in sorrow or in happiness, they must remain content. One must see to it that the mind does not waver, whether one's desire bears its fruit or comes to nothing.