7 July 2026
Tuesday
The knowledge that the students acquire in schools and colleges is only information-oriented. Mere bookish knowledge is not of great importance. Expansion of love is very important. Your thoughts have to be purified. Only pure hearts comprehend God. Intellectual reasoning does not help you to realise God. Pure thought is another name for pure life. Love is God. God has no form except love. I wish that you all install the love principle in the deep recesses of your heart. Love is your prana (life). It is enough if you have love. Love redeems all. Love wards off all suffering, hardships, pains, and agonies. Love is nectarous in form. You are amritaputrah (children of immortality), not anritaputrah (children of untruth). Do not weaken yourself by considering yourself as children of untruth. Feel that you are amritaputra . Then the tree of love will grow in your heart and give you the fruit of Atmic bliss. Do not be attached to the body. Get rid of body attachment. You must realise the principle of Atma.
From Swami’s discourse of 27 January 2004
Also on words from this discourse: The Toy in the Mirror, 4 July 2026
The knowledge that the students acquire in schools and colleges is only information-oriented. Mere bookish knowledge is not of great importance. Expansion of love is very important. Your thoughts have to be purified. Only pure hearts comprehend God. Intellectual reasoning does not help you to realise God. Pure thought is another name for pure life. Love is God. God has no form except love. I wish that you all install the love principle in the deep recesses of your heart. Love is your prana (life). It is enough if you have love. Love redeems all. Love wards off all suffering, hardships, pains, and agonies. Love is nectarous in form. You are amritaputrah (children of immortality), not anritaputrah (children of untruth). Do not weaken yourself by considering yourself as children of untruth. Feel that you are amritaputra . Then the tree of love will grow in your heart and give you the fruit of Atmic bliss. Do not be attached to the body. Get rid of body attachment. You must realise the principle of Atma.