The poetry of Love

1 April 1974, Hyderabad

Professor Kasturi's English.

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ANTICIPATING the rains at the appropriate time of the year, as dictated by previous experience of himself and his forefathers, the prepares the field with plough and harrow; then, when the rains come and soak the furrows, he sows the seeds, so that they may sprout and shoot through the soil. If he delays or desists, how can he reap the harvest? Or, if, when the crop is ready for the sickle, he does not reap the sheaves and bundles them home, how can his granary be filled with the food he needs must have? The rain is the gift of God; man can only pray for it, and propitiate God by righteousness. The ploughing, the sowing, the weeding and the reaping are the man must undertake to deserve the Grace and to get the strength to thank God for His Gifts. Without God, life is like a school without a teacher; it is a wire with no current passing through it; it is a body with no soul. God is in us, around us and beyond us; as the air is imperceptible in the absence of breeze or of things that it moves; so God too can be known only by His manifestation in man and beast, plant and bird, in things and beings all around us. No one yet knows the mystery of the electric current, why it behaves so, what is the exact nature of its origin and flow; but, yet it is manipulated into a thousand uses and it is manifesting through a thousand appliances and instruments.

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God is a Reality ever present in every being So too, God is present everywhere; but we can understand only that part of Him that manifests before our cognition. Ordinary people will swear that the earth does not move at all; it is held forth in poetry as a symbol of stability. But, it has two motions, both unbelievably fast! It rotates on its own axis at a speed which exceeds a thousand miles per hour; even while rotating so, the earth moves round the Sun at an astonishing rate of speed! But, do we notice it while it happens? God too is a reality, ever present in us and in every being; but, we miss Him, as we miss the movement of the earth. We have to infer God through proofs and evidences of His Providence, His Grace, His Majesty and His Glory, just as we infer the movements of the earth, the Moon and the Stars, by watching the sky, the seasons and the precise procession of day and night. We cannot describe God in the vocabulary learnt upon the earth. We have to experience the Bliss of realising Him as the core of our being. Man is endowed with a sense of wonder and awe, the sense which makes him either (a participant), (an inquirer into the mystery) or (a devout adorer). When he suppresses or ignores or bypasses this sense of wonder, he gets involved in the physical world, physical needs and physical pursuits. He starts worshipping Mammon and he strays away from the good, the just and the beautiful. He barters the Chalice of Bliss for a mouthful of dust.

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In the same manner, a person cannot, by himself, acquire the (spiritual wisdom) or discover the path to realise the soul within him; the poet is the (Preceptor) for such earnest (spiritual aspirants). He must be aware of this high role, as the (sages) of old were aware; he must train himself for this high status. When I speak to you, I do not pause to examine whether I am following your rules of grammar; the words pour from the heart, full of (divine love). The heart renders all words sweet and soft. Sweet words and sweet manners lead to sweet actions and sweet reactions.

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There is no power more effective than Love Fill the heart with love; then, the words coming out of the heart will be full of vitality and power. There is no (Power) more effective than (Love). The grammar of Love makes the words enter the hearts of the listeners and moves them into acceptance, appreciation and action. A child's prattle has no grammar, but, it wins the love of the mother. did not know the word 'pension'; he said 'pence' once, instead of pension. interposed with the correct word, but, the said that the word did not matter, it was enough if what was meant to be communicated was understood. The (the idea intended to be communicated) is the real thing; the (language in which it is clothed) is of superficial interest only. I want you to imbibe the ; I want the poets to inculcate pure , not pretty . If you understand the which I am transmitting, then you can become genuine devotees and , and progress on the path of self-realisation. Now, there are (devotees) by the million! They are increasing daily in number.

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And you might have noticed, too have become very large in number! Also, people claiming association with Me, claiming that I have blessed them more plentifully than others, and authorised them to go about among the and gain importance by collecting funds or donations! Real devotees will never announce such absurd claims or listen to such claims made by others. A true devotee will be steadfast in faith, whatever the ups and downs Of worldly fortune. He prays to the Lord not for (material objects or the fulfilment of worldly desires), but, for (the happiness that is supra-worldly). The were such devotees and so, declared that He dwells in the heart of every one of those five brothers, as well as of their queen, . They are five examples for mankind, in this (Iron Age).

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I exhort every one to cultivate , for, I am , and when you manifest , you are only expressing Me, the Indweller of your heart.