Passage 5

In English

With the help of an analogy, we will be able to realise whether God is serving man or man is serving God. We imagine that man, , is offering everything that he has for the sake of the realisation of God, . It is not difficult for man to follow the path and try to realise . Every discipline and every action that leads man to God is not difficult to be implemented. For instance, a Vedic takes the holy water of the Ganges in the palm of his hand and offers the same water back to the sacred river. The truth is that he is not offering his property or his father’s property or his grandfather’s property, but he is offering the holy water that he has drawn from the sacred river back to the river. Similarly, when we look at the objects offered by man to God, they are all created, preserved and bestowed upon man by God Himself. Man is not offering anything of his own, except when he is offering his devotion arising from his heart. God takes care of that devotee who completely surrenders himself with single-minded devotion at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. If one is intoxicated with divine love and forgets all worldly responsibilities, God will take upon Himself all the responsibilities of that devotee.