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THE WAY OF LIFE
ALL THINGS ARE USELESS WITHOUT LOVE
Do you remember the Paramatma spontaneously or do you have to endeavour to remember the Paramatma? Remember that there is a sensation in the recollection. The recollection that is devoid of sensation cannot be called a recollection. Such a recollection is only a means to attain selfish objectives. "By recollecting the Paramatma so many times, I can achieve a particular aim". Having heard such a thing, you recollect the name of the Paramatma thousands or lakhs of times. I am not concerned with such recollections. The recollection of the Paramatma made by a person who has no love for the Paramatma is not born out love but it is born out of selfishness. Love appears for the principles of the Paramatma; there appears a strong desire to mingle with the principles of the Paramatma. The mingling does not take place and the darshan does not also take place. Then, you spend time in thinking of him and recollecting him. Sometimes, in those recollections, you also shed tears and the mind becomes restless.
From the Audience : Such a thing has not happened at any time.
Maharajashri : How can it happen? All those things happen, only in the lives of those who love the Paramatma. Do you love the Paramatma ? Let alone loving the Paramatma, do you have love for anyone ? For whom have you true love? You have only a pretended love. With such a love whom can you remember? In the case of pretended love, the absence of the beloved does not cause pain. If the absence does not cause pain, there can be no real recollection. It is one thing to remember someone at sometime but it is a different thing to recollect the person with love. In the case of a genuine recollec. tion, there is the eagerness to see the person. You pine for meeting him.
WHO CAN UNDERSTAND IDOL-WORSHIP ?
When you cannot see the Paramatma and when you are thus separated from him and when you cannot see him in
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