Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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The Tendencies and Behaviours are Not Devotees

 

A devotee who has taken refuge in God (sharanagat bhakt) has the

inner feeling of " I am God's and God is mine "

 

If he holds this sentiment deeply and firmly, and accepts it, then

all worries, fear, distress, doubt and knots of infinite flaws will

be wiped off. Rather the dependence on your mistakes is cut off.

Because from the perspective of " devotion " , flaws remain due to

facing away from God.

 

In the initial stage of turning towards God, the devotee is inclined

to depending on this world and this body, but this will be

completely wiped out, on having established a firm relationship with

Him .

 

So, what does it mean to have a firm relationship? Not having any

worries, fear, distress, doubt, testing and contrary feelings

itself, is having a firm relationship with God. Let us contemplate

on the first points.

 

1) To be Free of Worries - When a devotee takes those things that he

considers his own and along with them, he surrenders himself to God,

then he has absolutely no worries of this world or beyond. Not one

bit. How life and livelihood will be sustained? Where to live? What

will be my state? What will be the situation? etc such worries will

be completely wiped out.

 

After having surrendered to God, the devotee has one thought " if my

life has not become as beautiful and pure, then where have the

characteristics of true devotees come into my life? That is, they

have not come; because my tendencies are not OK. In reality to

consider the natural tendencies, behavior etc as " Mine " is itself a

grave mistake. The tendencies and behavior are not at fault. The

mine-ness with the Mind, Intellect, organs of senses, this body etc,

is the main mistake; because when I have taken refuge in God and

surrendered everything to Him, then this mind, intellect, etc how

have they remained mine?

 

Therefore a devotee who has taken refuge in God should not worry

about the impurity of the mind, intellect etc. In other words, my

tendencies are not OK - such feelings should never be brought in to

the mind.