Thursday, April 19th., 2018
"...a devotee of the Lord, a votary of the Highest, can be admitted only if the passions and emotions are pure and if the character is virtuous... when the heart is aware of the Supreme, and when the mind is thrilled recollecting the glory of God...''
Today's Thought for the Day
19 Apr 2018
What does it take to be a true devotee? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today.
"...a devotee of the Lord, a votary of the Highest, can be admitted only if the passions and emotions are pure and if the character is virtuous... when the heart is aware of the Supreme, and when the mind is thrilled recollecting the glory of God...''
Today's Thought for the Day
19 Apr 2018
What does it take to be a true devotee? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today.
You
now have multitudes of claimants for the status and benefits of a
person with devotion; you can see them on the roads to holy rivers or
cities, or singing spiritual songs wearing all the paraphernalia of
devotion. But the claim to be a devotee of the Lord, a votary of the
Highest, can be admitted only if the passions and emotions are pure and
if the character is virtuous. The tongue may utter the Name of the Lord,
the ear may be open when the Lord’s glory is recited, and the hand may
scatter flowers on the image of God, but the tongue may not know or
relish the taste, the ear may not pine, or the hand may not yearn. These
can happen only when the heart is aware of the Supreme, and when the
mind is thrilled recollecting the glory of God. Otherwise one is like
the spoon which dips into sour and sweet with equal alacrity and
insensitivity. It does not refuse or relish any of the tastes.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 23, 1966.