Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 150

evaṁ prabhor dhyāna-ratair mataś ced
buddhyedṛśaṁ tatra vivecanīyam
dhyānaṁ parisphūrti-viśeṣa-niṣṭhā
sambandha-mātraṁ manasā smṛtir hiTRANSLATION
If those attached to meditation on the Lord still insist that remembering is of greater importance, with their intelligence they should make the following distinction: In meditation the Lord reveals Himself fully with His particular qualities, but in remembrance the mind merely comes in contact with the Lord.