Passage 19

In English

The ideal offerings to God

True devotion is not bound by rituals, set procedures, and prescribed forms. It is exemplified by the flood of tears that originate from the ocean of love in your heart. The talks about various offerings to the Lord like (leaf), (flower), (fruit), and (water). These words should not be taken literally. By leaf, the Lord does not mean the or the leaf normally used in ritualistic worship. Truly speaking, the human body is the leaf that must be offered to the Lord. Like the leaf of the tree, the human body too would one day die and decay. No one can say when that will happen. Before such a fate befalls, the body in its fullness, freshness, and purity, ought to be offered to the Lord with the words: