Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 advaitin, Gummuluru Murthy <gmurthy@m...> wrote: > > > namaste. > > The following is an excerpt from shri satya sai baba's discourse > at Abbotsbury, Madras on 19-1-1986. The full discourse can be > accessed at > > http://www.sathyasai.org/search/volume19/sss19-01.pdf > > > The Love of God > > One may be a master of all the scriptures > And competent to teach the Vedanta; > One may be a great ruler > Living in a many-splendoured mansion; > One may be a valiant hero > Who has vanquished his enemies; > Or one may be a pitiable > Victim of poverty and privation; > If he has no devotion in him > His life is devoid of meaning. > A servant who is filled with love of the > Lord is more to be adored than the overlord of the world. > > > "Bhakti is service to Hrishikesa," it has been said. > Service to God has been described as Bhakti. The heart > of the devotee flows with love of the Lord through constant > remembrance and recitation of His name. Out of this stream > of love, devotion emerges. One who is nourished by the nectar > of bhakti will have no desire for anything else. To be > unaffected by joy or sorrow, gain or loss, praise or blame, > to remain steadfast and unwavering in faith, is the hall-mark > of true devotion. Affection, attachment, desire are natural > qualities in man. When these qualities are directed towards > God and when one is continuously engaged in good deeds, these > qualities acquire purity and sacredness. Then a man becomes > not only a great soul but can become devine. .... > > .. > > > Regards > Gummuluru Murthy Namaste. http://www.exbaba.com ONS....Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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