Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

A Devotee Desires Only God's Happiness (Dec 22, 2007)

 

Question: How does a devotee not desire his own happiness and only

desire God's happiness?

 

Answer: A devotee fulfills God's inner feelings and expressions

of " Ekaaki ne ramate " . God has created the world for His devotees,

and the devotees for Himself. Therefore a devotees' existence was

created only for pleasing God. In reality, the enjoyer of all

happiness is only God, not the embodied Soul (jeev). Just like a

child is for the mother, similarly the devotee is for God. Besides

God, a devotee has no independent existence (no existence of his

own).

 

Question: Can a devotee lead the entire Universe to salvation? If he

can, then why does he not do so?

 

Answer: If a devotee so chooses, he can lead the entire universe to

it's salvation. And inspite of having the ability to lead another to

their salvation, a devotee has no egoism. If fact, he is ashamed of

himself that in the presence of God, how can he lead another to

salvation? A devotees does not have the inner feeling or expression

that he is capable of leading another to salvation. In his eyes,

besides God there is no one else " All is God " " Vasudeva Sarvam " ;

therefore whose salvation will he engage in?