Passage 17

In English

Make God your life-breath

The flower to be offered-to God is a pure heart free from all taints and evil tendencies like lust, anger, and pride. The fruit to be offered is a mind free from all bad thoughts and feelings. It should be filled with the sweet juice of goodness. The water that should be offered to God is the water that flows from the eyes out of joy in experiencing God. Tears are of two kinds: tears born of grief resulting from attachments; tears spontaneously arising from (blissful experience of the Divine). Make God your life-breath, the sweetness of your existence. It was with such sacred feelings that Emperor offered himself to the Lord appearing as . People make all kinds of offerings to God. But the greatest of them all is to offer oneself. That is what did. He declared - "Oh Lord! I am offering to you the heart which you gave me. What else can I offer you? Please accept my offering at your feet." is such an example of supreme sacrifice. Thus he pleased God.