________________ Parmatma is not concerned about how many sins you have committed. He is concerned about how many you have acknowledged and repented for. The degree of devotion can be calculated on the basis of repentance. A store owner is not interested in the one lakh rupees in your pocket - he is concerned with the amount of money you will spend in his shop. Religion begins only when the heart gets cleansed. Without the purification of the heart, one does not attain the state of a seeker. 'Je sudharvani sharuat kare te saadhak,ane jenu sudharvanu sampurna te Siddha!' One who begins improving is a devotee and one who has fully-improved is a liberated yogi! Because one is a seeker, one makes mistakes. If one does not make mistakes, then, he is not a seeker but a fully enlightened and liberated soul. One must remember that a devotee is bound to falter and make mistakes, hence, we should never comment on his negative qualities! One who does not make mistakes is a Siddha. The reason why clothes are washed is because of dirt and stains. Once they are completely clean, there is no longer
