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3. FRUITS OF BHAKTI
rooted in desire, its frustration or its fulfilment res-
pectively. When the Bhakta is always immersed in the
thought of his Beloved (God) and sees Him alone in
everything and in every being, how can he hate any-
body? And, when there is nothing greater than God,
how can anything other than God cause elation in
him?
When the devotee has attained Eternal Satisfac
tion in His Love, the impulse for attaining something
else disappears and with it the desire to perform
actions for the achievement of any personal gains.
Only as long as there is a sense of imperfection can
there be a motive for action. In Divine Love the
Bhakta achieves Perfection. He sees the Lord in all,
and all in God. Therefore he ceases to perform actions
of his own volition. A similar idea is expressed in
the Bhagavad Gita, "He who neither rejoices nor
hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and
evil, full of devotion, he is dear to Me."
XII-17).
(Chapter
Thenceforward, he becomes the instrument of
God; he performs actions without his own Sankalpa,
without desire or attachment, in accordance with His
Will for the well-being of the whole world.
Therefore, attain that Love of God in this very
instant. All your sorrows, desires, cravings, fear and
anxieties will come to an end. You will become per-
fect and you will enjoy eternal satisfaction. You will
be immersed in Perennial Bliss.
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rooted in desire, its frustration or its fulfilment res-
pectively. When the Bhakta is always immersed in the
thought of his Beloved (God) and sees Him alone in
everything and in every being, how can he hate any-
body? And, when there is nothing greater than God,
how can anything other than God cause elation in
him?
When the devotee has attained Eternal Satisfac
tion in His Love, the impulse for attaining something
else disappears and with it the desire to perform
actions for the achievement of any personal gains.
Only as long as there is a sense of imperfection can
there be a motive for action. In Divine Love the
Bhakta achieves Perfection. He sees the Lord in all,
and all in God. Therefore he ceases to perform actions
of his own volition. A similar idea is expressed in
the Bhagavad Gita, "He who neither rejoices nor
hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and
evil, full of devotion, he is dear to Me."
XII-17).
(Chapter
Thenceforward, he becomes the instrument of
God; he performs actions without his own Sankalpa,
without desire or attachment, in accordance with His
Will for the well-being of the whole world.
Therefore, attain that Love of God in this very
instant. All your sorrows, desires, cravings, fear and
anxieties will come to an end. You will become per-
fect and you will enjoy eternal satisfaction. You will
be immersed in Perennial Bliss.
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