​​🌿श्रीगोप्य ऊचुः - भजतोऽनुभजन्त्येक एक एतद्विपर्ययम्। नोभयांश्च भजन्त्येक एतन्नो ब्रूहि साधु भोः॥

The Gopis say, "There are some persons who love only those who love them. And, some persons love even those who do not love them back. Still, others are those who neither love those who love them nor those who do not love them. O dear, can you tell us who is the best among these?"

🌿श्रीभगवानुवाच - मिथो भजन्ति ये सख्यः स्वार्थैकान्तोद्यमा हि ते। न तत्र सौहृदं धर्मः स्वार्थार्थं तद्धि नान्यथा॥

Lord Krishna says, "Those, who love only those who love them, love falsely. Their reciprocation is based only on their self-interest without any real companionship. Know their conduct to be arisen out of selfishness and there is no other reason.

🌿भजन्त्यभजतो ये वै करुणाः पितरो यथा। धर्मो निरपवादोऽत्र सौहृदं च सुमध्यमाः॥

Those, who love others who don't love them back, do it due to their compassion like our parents. O slender girls, there is righteousness and companionship without exception in this type of love.

🌿भजतोऽपि न वै केचिद् भजन्त्यभजतः कुतः। आत्मारामा ह्याप्तकामा अकृतज्ञा गुरुद्रुहः॥

And those, who do not love even the persons who love them, why they do not love them? They are of two types, those who are blessed within and do not desire anything anymore, and others are those who are ungrateful and disloyal to their teachers".

~Shrimad Bhagvatam, 10.32.16-19

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🍃🌸​​DESIRELESS WORSHIP🌸🍃

Even though one may be knowledgeable, by giving up the worship of God with attributes, one becomes unsuccessful in realizing Brahman. Therefore, one should never abandon saguna worship, the worship of God with attributes.

~Dasbodh, Chapter 10, Sub-chapter 7

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If saguna worship is given up, the mind only indulges in worldly pursuits. If one goes to the temple of a saint, one becomes free from desires. If one abandons saguna worship, knowledge becomes impure. Thereby, one becomes a failure. This means that saguna worship is the food for Knowledge. There is nothing in all the three worlds to equal desireless worship. Desireless worship thus calls for extraordinary ability. It is service without payment. Only then does one's nature become truly desireless. Bhajan (worship) is to be done without any motive. If the Bhajan is desireless, Self-Knowledge results. Such a one is greater than even God.

Only the knowledgeable person can worship without desire. The ignorant person worships with some motive. One who realizes the Self and still worships without desire is indeed the greatest. If the jiva is told to do a certain thing, he will not do it. He always wants some benefit or gain. Desireless worship is the only way to achieve greatness. Through desireless worship, one becomes the Lord. See for yourself the difference between worldly benefits and Godhood.

It is indeed great to attain Godhood. Therefore, never abandon saguna worship. Only by worshipping the Master/God can one realize the Self. Only the Sadguru/God is the doer, the non-doer, and the extraordinary doer.

The power of God is beyond words. He can do things that nobody can ever imagine. All this power is achieved by desireless worship. Attainment of Self-Knowledge depends upon you. It is mainly nourished by devotion to the Master/God and saguna worship. Then, automatically the light of the Self shines forth. The sun never leaves the earth in darkness. The sun nurtures the earth. Thus, you should enhance your Knowledge of Brahman. It will then automatically be strengthened.

If someone gives you respect, assign it to the Sadguru/God. If some one bows down to you, understand that it is for the Sadguru/God. People are always ready to fool you. A diamond can only be set in gold. It is never set in iron. God has reserved a safe and comfortable place for those who are devotees of His or their Master.

~Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj
•Amrut Laya, Lecture 47

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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. Sun is simply bright, it does not correct anyone. Because it's bright, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is the means of giving light to the whole world. ✨

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​​🌿[54] The King said :- O Brâhman! What is the nature of Her? and what is the Supreme Force? What is the Cause of this creation? And where is Her highest place? Kindly narrate all these to me.

🌿[55-66] The Rishi said :- O King! She is beginningless; therefore She had no origin at any time; that Highest Devî is Eternal and She is always the Cause of all Causes. O King! She resides in all the beings as the essential vital Force; deprived of that Force, every being is reduced to a dead carcass. She is pervading as the Universal Force of Consciousness in all the beings. The form of this Sakti is the form made up of consciousness itself, the Brahman. Her appearances and disappearances at times are simply for serving the purposes of the Gods.

O King! Whenever the Devas and men worship Her, Ambikâ makes Her appearance visible to destroy their pains and sufferings. She assumes various forms and possesses various powers. That Highest Ishvari comes down of Her free will to serve Her some purpose or other. She is not like the Devas, under the control of Daiva or Fate; She is not under the influence of Time [as both Fate and Time are created by Her]. She puts always every being to action according to his capacity.

Purusa is not the Doer; He is simply the Witness. This whole Universe is the object - seen. That Devî is the Mother of all this that is witnessed. She is the Manifested and She is the Unmanifested and She is the Effect also. She alone is the Actress and manifests thus the world and thus gives the colouring to the Purusa. When the Purusa is coloured thus, She destroys quickly these worlds. It is said that Brahma, Visnu and Mahesha are respectively the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of the world; but this is merely a statement; really they are merely instruments in Her hands.

Bhagavatî has created them in reality for Her Pastime and stationed them in their respective posts. She has bestowed to them Her part manifestations, i.e., Sarasvati to Brahma, Laksmi to Visnu, and Girija to Mahesha and has thus rendered them more powerful. They, the lords of the Devas, always meditate and worship Her as the Creatrix, Preservrix and Destructrix of this Universe. O King! I have thus described to you, as far as my intelligence and knowledge go, the holy greatness and the excellent glory of Her.

~Sage Vyasa to King Suratha
•Devi Bhagavata, Book 5, Chapter 33, Verses 54-66

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🌿Be sincere in your practice, words, and deeds. You will feel blessed! His blessings are always showered on all creatures on the earth. It is needless to ask for it. Practise meditation sincerely and you will understand His infinite grace. God wants sincerity, truthfulness and love. Outward verbal effusions do not touch Him.

🌿How many are there who truly want to realize God? Where is that earnestness? They, no doubt, profess great devotion and longing, but they feel satisfied when they get even a tiny bit of enjoyment. They say, ‘Ah, how kind is God!’

🌿If you don’t call upon God—indeed many people never even remember Him—what does it matter to Him? It is your own misfortune. Such is the Maya of God, He keeps them ignorant of Him saying, ‘They are happy enough, let them be so!’

🌿I tell you one thing—if you want peace, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.

🌿One must live carefully. Every action produces its results. It is not good to use harsh words towards others or be responsible for their suffering.

~Sri Sarada Devi
•Quotes from - The Holy Mother Life & Teachings

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There is a basic premise in the Vedas and the Upanishads – Know that one reality through which every other thing in this world can be known. e.g. If we know gold, we know every ornament made up of gold, it is gold only but moulded in a different form. The insentient or non-living entities are made up of some fundamental substances like earth, water, fire, wind, and space. The sentient or living entities, due to their similar characteristics, also seem to be made up of some sentient entity though they are not directly observable by our senses. However, all these entities, whether living or dead, spring forth from a single, conscious and invariant reality. This reality is called Brahman or the Supreme Lord. A doubt might arise how from a living being can a non-living entity arise? Just as a spider generates its web out of itself or in hair and nails grow in us automatically, other seemingly non-living entities can also emanate from conscious reality.

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🌿नाधर्मश्चरितो लोके सद्यः फलति गौरिव। शनैरावर्त्यमानस्तु कर्तुर्मूलानि कृन्तति॥

[Sometimes] unethical actions do not produce their results immediately just as a cow does not produce [a calf] instantly. However, when the time comes, these actions destroy their doer from their basic foundation.

~Manu Smriti 4/172

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🌿कृत्वा पापं हि संतप्य तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते। नैवं कुर्यां पुनरिति निवृत्त्या पूयते तु सः॥

A person becomes free of his sin when he repents over it and becomes pure when he vows to not repeat it ever again.

~Manu Smriti 11/230

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