Through Selfless Work, Love Of God Grows

Many People Think They Cannot Have Knowledge Or Understanding Of God Without Reading Books. But Hearing Is Better Than Reading, And Seeing Is Better Than Hearing. Hearing About Benares Is Different From Reading About It; But Seeing Benares Is Different From Either Hearing Or Reading.

As A Piece Of Rope, When Burnt, Retains Its Form, But Cannot Serve To Bind, So Is The Ego Which Is Burnt By The Fire Of Supreme Knowledge.

As A Toy Fruit Or A Toy Elephant Reminds One Of The Real Fruit And The Living Animal, So Do The Images That Are Worshipped Remind One Of The God Who Is Formless And Eternal.

To Work Without Attachment Is To Work Without The Expectation Of Reward Or Fear Of Any Punishment In This World Or The Next. Work So Done Is A Means To The End, And God Is The End.

The Sun Can Give Heat And Light To The Whole World, But He Cannot Do So When The Clouds Shut Out His Rays. Similarly As Long As Egotism Veils The Heart, God Cannot Shine Upon It.