5 July 2026
Sunday
You may have a lamp, oil and wick, but there should be someone to light the lamp. Similarly, you have the body with all organs, but it is Divine Energy which makes the body function. Just as low wattage of a bulb gives only dim light, a deficiency of spiritual power makes man weak. Therefore, man should express pure love more to make the inner divine light in the body shine more brilliantly. Consider all work as God’s work and develop love. When love grows, faith will also grow. Doubt decreases faith. Man today does not have steady and firm faith because he is beset with doubts. There is an abundant supply of water in the tank, but you should open the tap to get water. Similarly, God is the tank full of unending love and bliss. Man can get these only when he opens the tap of devotion. Radha and Gopikas had deep and total devotion for Krishna. They talked only about Krishna and heard the melodious music of Krishna’s flute without wasting their energy on worldly pursuits. One may think that it is impossible to achieve total devotion like Radha. But it can be easily attained by taking everything as God’s work!
From Swami’s discourse of 16 April 1996
You may have a lamp, oil and wick, but there should be someone to light the lamp. Similarly, you have the body with all organs, but it is Divine Energy which makes the body function. Just as low wattage of a bulb gives only dim light, a deficiency of spiritual power makes man weak. Therefore, man should express pure love more to make the inner divine light in the body shine more brilliantly. Consider all work as God’s work and develop love. When love grows, faith will also grow. Doubt decreases faith. Man today does not have steady and firm faith because he is beset with doubts. There is an abundant supply of water in the tank, but you should open the tap to get water. Similarly, God is the tank full of unending love and bliss. Man can get these only when he opens the tap of devotion. Radha and Gopikas had deep and total devotion for Krishna. They talked only about Krishna and heard the melodious music of Krishna’s flute without wasting their energy on worldly pursuits. One may think that it is impossible to achieve total devotion like Radha. But it can be easily attained by taking everything as God’s work!