18 Jun 2023
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Some scholars say that while one worships God, he/she shall feel God as himself/herself and then only worship God (So’ham Bhaavena Puujayet). What does this mean?]
Swami replied:- When topmost importance is to be given, people say that you should keep yourself in that position. People say “You do his work feeling that as your work”. This does not mean that you have become himself and his work really became your work. It means that when somebody worships you with utmost sincerity and without aspiration for any fruit from you, imagine how much you are pleased! Similarly, if you worship God with utmost sincerity and without aspiration for any fruit from God, imagine how much God will be pleased with you. This only helps you to understand the real concept in the best way and this does not mean that you are God or you shall be worshipped by others. Similarly, it is said that the body is temple and the soul in it is God (Deho devālayaḥ proktaḥ, jīvo Devaḥ sanātanaḥ). Immediately, everybody thinks that his/her body is the temple and his/her soul in the body is God! Whenever a good thing is mentioned, the soul immediately jumps to achieve it without waiting for some time to analyze it. This is the tremendous miraculous power of selfishness!
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