Divine Love (Contd...)

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When we sit in meditation we enter into the presence of God. He meets us in

the depths. We live on the surface. In the depths within us move Divine

Presence. Each day, then, go into silence and sing the Divine Name and

rejoice in the holy presence.

What is love? Love means to give all that thou hast to Him whom thou lovest

so that nothing remains to thee of thine own. Conquer desire through the

power of love. Love God for His own' sake not for any reward. Seek the

giver, not the gift. Never forget that our goal is union with God. It is the

deepest love that takes man to God. The lives of the 63 Nayanmars and the 12

Alwars are the beaconlights of this sublime love. Take the life of Kannappa

Nayanar of Kalahasti. You and I visit temples and perform archanas. Thinnan,

for that was the name of Kannappar, the son of a hunter king, got

realisation in six days. The moment he saw Kudimbi Thevar, the Sivalingam at

the top of the hills, he was moved, thrilled and he embraced the Sivalingam.

He could not bear the sight of the Lord staying exposed to the Sun and

shower all alone. He feeds the Lord with pork roasted in the fire and tasted

by him. God takes the food and when Siva Kochanar, the Thavamuni of

Thapovanam, feels shocked at the sight of bones near God and gets worried,

the Lord appears in his dream and asks him to witness the love of Kannappar

next day.

When Kannappar saw one of the eyes of the Lord bleeding, he fell down, wept

and tried all medicines. Finally, he removed his right eye and placed it in

Lord's right eye socket. That was not enough to show the depth of

Kannappan's love. So the Lord made his left eye bleed. What was the reaction

? Did Kannappar fail ? Certainly not. Placing his left foot on the Lord's

bleeding eye, he was about to remove his left eye. Our Lord, the Love

incarnate, could not bear the sight. Holding the hand of Kannappan, He said,

'stop Kannappa, stop Kannappa.' He blessed him to stand on His right side

for ever. This is the Love that every one should try to have. In six days by

his loving service Kannappan had God-realisation.

Andal, Meera and a host of other devotees are the loud proclamations of the

power of Bhakti. We can see God if we crave for it. Sai Baba repeatedly

reminded us that we should cry to see God. It is this divine love that takes

man to God realisation. It needs no knowledge ; all that is required is pure

love from the depths of our hearts. Divine love pours out to all who love

Divinity. Manifest your love by serving the poor. 'Whosoever serveth the

least and the lowest they serve Me' are the words of Jesus.

Truth will triumph and Dharma will reign supreme in the world of today and

tomorrow when matter and Spirit work in harmony and perfect unison.

Saint Sayings

The sacred places are the best for doling out charity.

'Greed leads to misery, scandal to sin, and bad luck to poverty»

God speaks to us in several ways, by day and by night, in silence or in

sound. Over the whole earth are His mighty forces employed, and over the

oceans are His ways observed.

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked; whatever a soweth, that shall he also

reap.

“He that loveth his life shall lose it; but he that loseth his life

shall find it unto Life Eternal.

W. H. SWAMY KESAVAlAHJI’S SELECTIONS

 

(Adopted from the Book Pearls of Wisdom by His Holiness Swami Kesavaiahji)