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THE WAY OF LIFE
this will be spoilt”. The minister asked him to clean his begging bowl but he did not agree to do so. He pleaded some pretext and went away from there. THE HEART SHOULD BE CLEANSED AND PURIFIED
The enlightened people say that first, people should make their hearts pure. The Paramatma's divine grace descends only into a pure heart and that divine grace removes all your sorrows. Should the heart be purified or not? Cruelty, enmity, jealousy, anger, contempt and abhorrence etc., are the stale and putrefied food in your heart. Cast them off. Will you throw them out of your heart ? Do you like to receive into your impure heart the nectar of the Paramatma's compassion and grace? Do you like to receive into your impure heart the nectar of the Paramatma's compassion and grace ? Can this ever happen? The Paramatma's grace will not fall into your heart which is full of impure, unclean and sinful thoughts and emotions. A pure heart is said to be Dharma; and the implication is this. Adharma or ignobility cannot exist in a heart where the Paramatma's grace dwells. In a room which is brightened by light, there can be no darkness.
From the Audience : How can we purify our hearts? It is made unclean by such impurities as avarice and anger. If we cleanse it today, it becomes unclean again tomorrow.
Maharajashri : Of course, it is a problem. But there is no problem which cannot be solved. Keep cleansing your heart every day. If it becomes unclean every day, purify it every day. If the body becomes unclean every day, do not you take a bath every day to clean it? If your clothes become unclean every day, do you not wash them every day ? In the same manner, if your heart becomes unclean every day, purify it every day. Before going to sleep in the night, purify your heart and go to sleep. Keep purifying your heart endlessly. If your heart becomes totally pure one day, again it will not become impure.
A SMALL EXPERIMENT
Get by heart two slokas (hymns); understand their meaning and keep reciting them every day, three times.
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