Devotion should not be confined to the four walls of the shrine-room, or the few minutes you perform meditation. It is a full-time spiritual discipline. Your devotion must be expressed as worship of every one, considering them as living embodiments of Divinity. See God in every one, even in persons whom you regard as your enemies. Practise that broad, inclusive type of Love. How can you derive happiness by showing love and reverence to a stone idol, that does not respond or reflect the feelings? Find out the difficulties and troubles burdening others and help them to the extent you can to tide over them. Learn to live with others, and share your joys and sorrows with them; be forbearing, not overbearing. Living beings will return appreciation and gratitude and wish you well. You can see joy growing in their faces. That will confer satisfaction on you. If you cannot love your fellow man, how can you be devoted to God?
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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