Passage 15

In English

There can be no differences such as jasmine worship or rose worship. Flowers are different but worship is the same. People worship God and recite His several names such as , , , etc. One God has thousands of names. When we recognise this truth, we become free from illusion. (truth) and (consciousness) are the basic reality of everything. When this is understood and experienced, there can be no question of worry or sorrow. Before the marriage, you did not know anything about your wife or her sufferings. But five minutes after the marriage, you are greatly concerned when she undergoes some kind of pain. You even forego food for her sake. How has this connection and concern cropped up? Before the marriage, you were never concerned about her nor was she about you. Pain and pleasure are caused by attachment. In the stream of time, beings come together and get separated. Human life is full of attachment and detachment. Both are nothing but .