January, Thursday 2nd., 2020
Today's Thought for the Day
02 Jan 2020
How to transform devotion to surrender? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us.
Today's Thought for the Day
02 Jan 2020
How to transform devotion to surrender? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us.
In
this worldly life love is manifesting in several forms such as the love
between mother and son, husband and wife, and between relatives. This
love, based on physical relationships, arises out of selfish motives and
self-interest. But the love of the Divine is devoid of any trace of
self-interest. It is love for the sake of love alone. This is called Bhakti
(devotion). One characteristic of this love is to give, not receive.
Secondly, love knows no fear. Thirdly, it is love for love's sake and
not for selfish motives. All these three angles of love jointly connote Prapatti
(Surrender). When one revels in this attitude of Prapatti, one
experiences the bliss of the Divine. For this, the prime requisite is Kshama (forgiveness and forbearance). Only a person who has this attitude of Kshama can be considered to be endowed with sacred love.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 1, 1994