Selfless service alone gives the needed strength and courage to awaken the real you sleeping in your heart.
When the road ends, and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has travelled only from himself to himself.
Now you worship His Form, you repeat His name; ignoring His orders. Without practicing the discipline laid down by Rama to purify the mind, all else is mere show, empty rituals.
All religions exhort us to cleanse the heart of malice, greed, hate and anger. All religions hold out the gift of Grace as the prize for success in this cleaning process.
I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added lustre.
Hear good things, see good, do good, think good, then you get the Grace of God, as all the evil tendencies will be uprooted.
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.
