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everything behind, without dedication, without renunciation, you can't attain anything. Yesterday I entreated you to remember that twenty five percent or fifty percent dedication will not do. You have to renounce and dedicate one hundred percent.
Paramahamsa Satyananda used to tell us that when someone asked him, "If you say that paramatma, cosmic spirit, is present in every one's heart, then what is the difference between a saint and a rogue? If God dwells in everyone's heart, then surely all are equal? "He replied," No. There is a slight difference. Lord Krishna dances in the hearts of those who love God and are completely dedicated to Him, wearing his yellow ochre raiment and with anklets on His feet. And in the hearts of those who are not dedicated, the Lord sleeps covered under a black blanket, in the darkness, and cannot be found there." So, we have to drive away the darkness first. Kabir says,
Isa nagari men timir samanaa. Darkness has permeated through the city. Bheda bharama andhiyaaraa. The darkness is discrimination and illusions. Khoja karo antra ujiyaraa. Try to search for the inner light.
It is very dark. We have to eliminate the darkness. Only then can we have tranquility and will our thirst be quenched. Yesterday, I mentioned a couplet of Goswami Tulsidas which says that everything can be clarified and settled, but you will have to do one thing:
Bigari janama aneka ki. The loss of many lives Abahin sudhare jaat. You rectify it today, right now. Hohin Rama ko kaam, kari Tulsi taji ku samaaja.
For this, Tulsidas suggests to renounce the worldly life and do the duties towards Rama.
Past lives have been spoiled but can be rectified if our dedication is complete, if we totally surrender to Sri Rama. How can this be done? Sri Hanumanji was an ascetic. He gives a very beautiful aphorism in the Ramcharitamanas. It has been mentioned in the Sunderkand. Let us see a line from the Manas.
Sri Hanuman asks Ravana whether he wants happiness in his life now and forever. Ravana answers, "Yes, I wish for my
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