How to Have Devotion As Told by Lord Rama
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The famous discourse on devotion between Rama and the great devotee Sabari taken from the book "Guru and the Goddess" by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
Steps
- Associate with saintly people (satsanga).
- Read stories of divinity and divinely inspired beings.
- Feel the privilege of doing seva (selfless service) to the Guru.
- Sing of divine qualities without any selfish motivation.
- Recite mantras with full faith.
- Perform all actions with tranquility and see every circumstance as an opportunity to manifest perfection.
- See the world as equal to God and regard the company of saintly beings as a greater opportunity than perception of God.
- Be satisfied with the whatever fruits come of your karma.
- Don't contemplate the faults of others.
- Remain with simplicity all the time.
- Renounce conniving for selfish ends.
- Take delight in faith in God with neither exultation nor unhappiness
Tips
- From your bhava, the bhava grows.
- The root is your idea.
- The book of Proverbs says, "If you find a man of wisdom, let your foot wear out his doorstep."
Warnings
- Don't wait any longer...the time is now, the place is here.
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