Cleanse
the heart with the water of love and the detergents of
prayer and contrition, so that the stains of desire will be
removed. Then God will pour His Grace into it. If you yearn
for God, you should give up attachment to the external
world and to the body (Loka bhranthi and Deha
bhranthi). There is no use trying to put one foot in
one boat and another in a different boat. You may have been
a spiritual aspirant for 20 or 25 years, but if you worry
more about physical needs and comforts than meditation and
spiritual progress, then the years of practice is of no
value, as there has been no progress. The waving of the
camphor flame (aarti) at the end of the prayer or
bhajan session is to remind you that your sensual cravings
must be burnt away without leaving any trace behind. You
must offer yourself completely to God, to be merged in His
Glory.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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