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Following
are excerpts of Swami's teachings on Prema (Love) |
Love
is the basic nature that sustains human being and strengthens his resolve
to march ahead. Without love man is blind; the world for him will be
a dark and fearsome jungle. Love is the light that guides the feet of
man in the wilderness. All the four goals of man (Dharma, Artha, Kama
and Moksha) can be attained through the practice of love. The Atma principle
expresses itself in man as Prema (Love). |
Every
human being needs love, inhales and exhales love. Love is the basic
breath; every one is the embodiment of Love. Love knows no fear; it
seeks no rewards; love is its own reward. When it is directed towards
God, it is called Bhakthi. Love removes all egoism; the self is forgotten,
it is superseded, it is transcended. Divinity is the magnet. Humanity
is the iron. Love is the force that brings them together. Nara is the
iron, Narayana is the magnet. Bhakthi or love is the force that draws the two together. |
God
is love and can be won only through the cultivation and exercise of
Love. He cannot be trapped by any trick; He yields Grace only when His
commands are followed - command to love all, serve all. Love is God,
God is love. Live with Love, move with Love, speak with Love, think
with Love, act with Love - this is the most fruitful Sadhana. Love is
the core of Atma. Love is selflessness. Love brings people together.
Love is the solvent for hardest hearts. Love is the strongest antidote
for greed. Love will destroy the roots of ego. |
Love
is the natural state for man and all the other contrary emotions are
unnatural. When you recite the Name of God, remembering His majesty,
His compassion, His glory, His splendor, His presence, Love will grow
within you. Its roots will grow deeper and deeper, its branches will
spread wider and wider, giving cool shelter to friend and foe. Love
God without reserve. To love God destroys all the barriers to Love.
If you develop love, you do not need to develop anything else. |
Prema
must grow with every moment of Sadhana. It must sweeten every word,
deed and thought of yours. Emerge from Dhyana as a person more charged
with Love! Return from Bhajan with a greater measure of Love! Return
from Nagarsankirtan with a firmer conviction that everything is surcharged
with the same Divinity that is behind all your activity. |
Love
in speech is truth. Love in action is righteousness. Love in thought
is peace. Love in understanding is non-violence. |
There
is no power greater than love in this world because it is selfless and
pure. Love is ananda; love is power; love is light; love is God. Love
helps you to see God in everyone, everyone as divine. |
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