The flint may remain for myriads of years under water and still not lose its inner finer. Strike it with steel whenever you like, and out flashes the glowing spark. So is the true devotee firm in his faith. Though he may remain surrounded by all the impurities of the world, he never loses his faith in, and love of God. He warms up with devout enthusiasm as soon as he hears the 'name' of the Lord.
The railway engine easily drags with it a train of heavily loaded carriages. So the loving children of God, firm in their faith and devotion, feel no trouble in passing through life in spite of all troubles and anxieties, and at the same time they lead many to God along with them.
When does the attraction of the pleasures of the senses die away? When one realizes the consummation of all happiness and of all the pleasures in God--the indivisible, eternal ocean of bliss. Those who enjoy Him can find no attraction in the cheap, worthless pleasures of the world.
The water of a rapid stream moves round and round in eddies and whirlpools in some places; but passing these it resumes again a straight and swift course. So the heart of the devotee is caught every now and then in the whirlpool of despondency, grief and unbelief, but this is only a momentary aberration and does not last long.
Wherein is the strength of a devotee? He is a child of God, and his devotional tears are his mightiest weapon.
The more you scratch the part affected by ringworm, the greater grows the itching, and the more the pleasure you derive from scratching. So the worshippers of God never get tired of singing His praise.
The man whose hair stands on end at the mere mention of the 'name' of God, and from whose eyes flow tears of love--he has indeed reached his last birth.
The truly religious man is he who does not commit any sin even when he is alone, and when no man observes him, because he feels that God sees him even then. (Edited for brevity) He who finds a bag full of gold in a lonely and uninhabited house, and resists the temptation of appropriating it, he is a truly religious man. But he who practices religion for the sake of show, through fear of public opinion, cannot be called truly religious. The religion of silence and secrecy is the true religion, but it is all sham and mockery when attended with vaunting and vanity.
The railway engine easily drags with it a train of heavily loaded carriages. So the loving children of God, firm in their faith and devotion, feel no trouble in passing through life in spite of all troubles and anxieties, and at the same time they lead many to God along with them.
When does the attraction of the pleasures of the senses die away? When one realizes the consummation of all happiness and of all the pleasures in God--the indivisible, eternal ocean of bliss. Those who enjoy Him can find no attraction in the cheap, worthless pleasures of the world.
The water of a rapid stream moves round and round in eddies and whirlpools in some places; but passing these it resumes again a straight and swift course. So the heart of the devotee is caught every now and then in the whirlpool of despondency, grief and unbelief, but this is only a momentary aberration and does not last long.
Wherein is the strength of a devotee? He is a child of God, and his devotional tears are his mightiest weapon.
The more you scratch the part affected by ringworm, the greater grows the itching, and the more the pleasure you derive from scratching. So the worshippers of God never get tired of singing His praise.
The man whose hair stands on end at the mere mention of the 'name' of God, and from whose eyes flow tears of love--he has indeed reached his last birth.
The truly religious man is he who does not commit any sin even when he is alone, and when no man observes him, because he feels that God sees him even then. (Edited for brevity) He who finds a bag full of gold in a lonely and uninhabited house, and resists the temptation of appropriating it, he is a truly religious man. But he who practices religion for the sake of show, through fear of public opinion, cannot be called truly religious. The religion of silence and secrecy is the true religion, but it is all sham and mockery when attended with vaunting and vanity.
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