In English
are intended for people in all the worlds
We speak of the heart as the throne of the Lord. But we seat on it all and sundry. The throne becomes ultimately a musical chair. How can the Divine be expected to come, and dwell in such a heart? The first thing one has to do is to' rid the heart of all the evil elements residing it. The heart is compared to a lotus. But' the lotus of our heart is infested with evil insects such as hatred, lust, greed, pride, attachment and envy. Until these pestilential creatures are removed and the lotus is cleaned by the water of (Divine love) the heart is not fit to be offered to the Divine. During worship, we say' ' (I am offering you a bath in pure water). What is the pure water that is implied here? It is pure unselfish love. Any offering made to the divine should be done not in expectation of any reward or for any selfish purpose but only to please the Divine. must be regarded as a Yajna (great sacrifice). What you offer should be within your capability. The person to whom it is offered should be deserving and should be capable of making proper use of what is offered. To make offerings beyond one's capacity to undeserving persons or to persons incapable of putting them to proper use is like offering a golden toy to a child or presenting a knife to a lunatic. It may have many undesirable consequences. The (sages) who prescribed and did not intend them for the use of a particular country, community or time. They are valid for any country, for any people, at anytime. The benediction at the end of the Yajna is "" (May all the worlds be happy). These and must be preserved by us with appropriate adaptations for differences in place and time. What is essential is to adhere to the spirit and deeper purpose of the which are employed in the . When the are performed in this way they will result in the purification of the spirit and lead us to the realisation of the Divine.