In English
Devotion is a fragment of the Divine
Without recognizing the duty to serve society, without concern for the welfare of society, how can the all-encompassing desire for the happiness of all, which is devotion, arise in anyone? These three are intimately related like flower, render fruit and ripe fruit. The ripe fruit of devotion confers the wisdom which eliminates differences. Devotion is a fragment of the Divine. Without devotion, awareness of the Divine cannot be experienced. Equally, devotion without consciousness of the Divine can only breed (egoism). Different people experience the bliss derived from devotion in different ways. One devotee begins with repeatedly reciting the word, , (I am His servant), expresses his devotion as a servant of the lord. In course of time, by frequent repetition of this word and reminding himself of the Lord, he reaches the stage where the '' drops away and only '' remains. He begins to realise that he and the Lord are one. Starting as the servant of the Lord, he realises his identity with the Lord. Another devotee, starting with a consciousness of the material body, contemplating on the Self, merges in the higher Consciousness. How is he able to experience this subtle consciousness to the physical body? Without this earthly body, the (subtle Self) cannot be experienced. How did the transformation take place? How did the realisation come that the Divine and the individuals self are not different, but art inextricably linked to each other? This is because the Divine and the (the individual self) are united like substance and shadow. That is why declares "" (Lord dwells in all living beings).