There are a number of other characteristics of the saint which are both the means and the results of his devotional meditation and experience of the vision of the Atman. In the first place, there arises in him the unique joy of having seen the beautiful and the sublime forms of God. As the periods of meditation increase in number and duration, the joy also is bound to increase in depth and duration. And this, in its turn, so helps the sadhaka to increase his hours of silent meditation that, in course of time, there occur fewer and fewer gaps of joyless state of mind. The joy of the first period of meditation goes beyond that period and meets the joy of the second period, and the joy of the second period meets the joy of the third period, and so on, till at last the saint becomes joyful throughout the day and night and is able to drown in it all his miseries and anxieties. He then becomes ever contented with whatever he gets for the maintenance of his life and with whatever condition of body or mind in which he finds himself. 

One peculiar feature of this joy and contentment is that it goes beyond the mind of the saint and becomes easily detectable on his face and in his activities even to an outside observer. His face, forehead and eyes shine with a peculiar lustre, which is nothing but the reflection of the divine lustre which shines inside and outside of him. Another feature of this joy is that it is contagious. It makes others also for the time being joyful, and so enables them to forget their troubles. This is the unasked, natural gift of the saint to those who come to have a look at him. Even while the visitor feels the contrast between himself and such a saint, he feels at the same time that he is himself being elevated to some extent at least on account of that august and joyful presence before him. Why this should happen is not difficult to understand, The saint owes all his courage, energy, joy, fearlessness and freedom from worries to the presence of God in and outside of him; and so does the visitor get the consolation, joy and courage by the presence of the saint before him.