4 July 2026
Saturday
Whatever activities you do, love should be their foundation. There is no prana (life) without love. Life without love is of no use at all. The education system should be so transformed as to develop the principle of love in one’s heart. Satya (truth) and Dharma (righteousness) are the reflections of Prema (love). They give you the much-desired Prashanti (supreme peace). If love springs out from your heart, it is enough. It will give you salvation. In Dwapara Yuga, the Gopikas said to Krishna, “Lord! Kindly pour down the nectar of love on our barren hearts. Sow the seeds of love. May the flood of love flow from our hearts!” They earnestly prayed to Krishna to fulfil their heart’s yearnings. If the world is to prosper, the rain of love should pour on it. The sacred land of Bharat has been laying great emphasis on the importance of devotion and surrender since ancient times. Every being has love in the heart. If we do not have love, we are not human. Love is with us from our birth. We have got this body because of the merits of our previous births. The body becomes sacred only if it is saturated with love. So, you must cultivate the principle of love. Then your life becomes holy. You must cultivate love towards all beings, regardless of what they are or what they do.
From Swami’s discourse of 27 January 2004
Also on words from this discourse: Love Is Manifested, Not Manufactured, 7 July 2026
Whatever activities you do, love should be their foundation. There is no prana (life) without love. Life without love is of no use at all. The education system should be so transformed as to develop the principle of love in one’s heart. Satya (truth) and Dharma (righteousness) are the reflections of Prema (love). They give you the much-desired Prashanti (supreme peace). If love springs out from your heart, it is enough. It will give you salvation. In Dwapara Yuga, the Gopikas said to Krishna, “Lord! Kindly pour down the nectar of love on our barren hearts. Sow the seeds of love. May the flood of love flow from our hearts!” They earnestly prayed to Krishna to fulfil their heart’s yearnings. If the world is to prosper, the rain of love should pour on it. The sacred land of Bharat has been laying great emphasis on the importance of devotion and surrender since ancient times. Every being has love in the heart. If we do not have love, we are not human. Love is with us from our birth. We have got this body because of the merits of our previous births. The body becomes sacred only if it is saturated with love. So, you must cultivate the principle of love. Then your life becomes holy. You must cultivate love towards all beings, regardless of what they are or what they do.