DEVOTION

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om sai ram

'But, when your worship expands into a total

absorption in God, when your love for God enters into

every activity of your daily life.'

-ya-when we do all tasks as tasks of almighty

assigned to HIS waves then we just consider ourself

the instruments of SAI doing the duties.and there lies

calmness,peace,bliss with sai grace.

sai ram

 

--- MUKUNDAN <sunrays_mr wrote:

 

>

> Devotion

>

> What is devotion? It is the steady flow of love

> towards God. When your

> love flows towards individuals or towards transient,

> worldly things it

> cannot be called devotion; it is really only a form

> of attachment. But

> when your love flows unceasingly towards God, the

> one unchanging

> principle behind this world of change, then your

> love becomes devotion.

>

> Initially, you develop your devotion by turning

> towards God and

> approaching him. Then, you strengthen your love for

> God by cultivating

> the attitude that you are his devotee or his servant

> and you surrender

> yourself to his will. As your love for God deepens,

> you progress to the

> stage where you feel an intimate closeness to God

> and experience his

> presence continuously. Finally, you reach the

> consummation of your

> spiritual journey when you fully realize the truth,

> " I am God. God and I

> are one. "

>

> In practice, devotion takes two forms. First, there

> is the type of

> devotion which involves various devotional practices

> and rituals engaged

> in by devotees, such as the traditional practice of

> worshipping the Lord

> with ritual offerings, making pilgrimages to

> spiritual centers and

> attending spiritual functions, singing devotional

> songs and studying

> devotional literature, and so on. These are the

> ordinary types of

> devotion. In the Gita the Lord taught that these

> various practices can

> be considered to be of a lower type. But, when your

> worship expands into

> a total absorption in God, when your love for God

> enters into every

> activity of your daily life and you develop a

> flawless, sacred

> character, then you are expressing the higher

> devotion which very much

> pleases the Lord.

>

> There is a clear distinction, therefore, between

> this devotion which is

> particularly dear to the Lord and the more ordinary

> type of devotion.

> The latter uses the things of the phenomenal world

> to worship the Lord,

> such as flowers, for example. Where have these

> articles come from? Have

> you been able to manufacture them? Have you created

> these flowers? No.

> They have all been created by the Lord. Where, then,

> is the sacrifice in

> offering to the Lord things which he himself has

> created? Such offerings

> will not get you very far on your spiritual path.

> But to offer to the

> Lord the sacred flowers of your heart, which are not

> related to the

> world, and to offer these in loving worship to the

> one who is seated in

> your heart, that is the highest form of devotion.

> That is the devotion

> you should aspire for.

>

> [Next]

>

<http://www.ineval.org/sai/Teachings/SaiBabaGita/saigita072.html>

> Sathyasai gita

> mukundan

>

>

 

 

 

 

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DEVOTION

 

The power of Karma,

The soul, which is Dharma,

The knowledge of the omniscient,

Is sufficient to dispel your ignorance,

And entice your mind towards wisdom and devotion,

Devotion, which flows like Ganges,

When there is overwhelming emotion.

The Ganges purifies your thoughts and soul

And you enter the world of devotion.

A world, which is a test of your temptation and determination,

A world where Maya (illusion) lures you,

To forsake your path of righteousness,

It’s a world where only your faith and belief in your Sadguru,

Helps you to steer away from the course of embracing Maya.

The fruit relished in this world is self-realization,

Which may ultimately lead to HIS realization.