Passage 7

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Divine Prema and worldly love

Embodiments of Prema! Enter satsaṅga and bring forth Cidānanda within you. Increase your Prema. Prema is Ānanda; Ānanda is Prema. Only when you experience Prema and Ānanda does humanness find its fulfilment. All happiness comes from Prema alone. This Prema springs from our own heart; it is not got from outside. You may buy some article in a shop. You may love that article. But that is a made-up love, not lasting love. It is not love that sprang from your heart. True Prema never changes. Prema is God; God is Prema. You must grow such Prema. You celebrate so many festivals. On these holy days you get pāyasam and sweet rice, but you do not get true Ānanda. True Ānanda comes from your heart alone. If you experience pure Prema, the Ānanda that comes to you cannot be told as this much or that much. You will experience Ānanda that knows no bounds. What is the difference between divine Prema and worldly love? People call the love that arises from attachment to objects, to kin and friends, anurāga. That is not true Prema. What comes from the heart alone is true Prema. Prema is in you. But you lead that Prema down a wrong path. The Prema that flows ‘Heart to heart’ is the eternally true Prema. This is divine Prema. This Prema has infinite power. It attracts everything.

The divine power of attraction growing in Swami

There is one thing I must tell you today. Some think that Swami has some pain in His legs and so finds it hard to walk. I have no pains of any kind. In Swami's body, from the nails to the crown of the head, there is the power of attraction. This is a Divine Magnet.