08 Apr 2023
[Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. I heard a story that God Rama built a bridge to cross Ocean, but His servant Hanuman crossed it in a single jump . So the power of devotion is greater than God himself. Is it correct? I understand that by learning knowledge more and more, true love develops on You more and more, then we automatically do service and sacrifice which pleases You. There is no need of thinking specially how to please You (In Your discourse I have read after attaining God, pleasing God should be our goal.) Am I correct?
If any soul asked us any help which is not at all related to God and does not help in learning knowledge, then does doing that work represent our attachment with that soul? I am feeling it is a waste of time and energy doing a work which is not at all related to You. Am I correct? Thank You swami.]
Swami replied:- Certainly, God is greater than everything that is related to God like devotion etc. While jumping the sea, Hanuman thought that He was jumping by the grace of God Rama only. Since you are thinking that devotion is greater than God, you cannot jump even a little well. The devotion attains power from God only and hence, God is the main source of all powers. In Pravrutti, one spends time, energy, money, mind etc., for worldly bonds and one shall try to reduce the blind fascination towards family bonds and other worldly bonds so that some detachment at least is attained to enable the soul to try to attach to God. People are doing most sinful crimes for the sake of blind fascination towards their children in their minds. Where is even little place for God? In Nivrutti, the devotee is completely attached to God only. In the middle junction of Pravrutti and Nivrutti, attachment to both sides (God and world) exists, which is better than the blind Pravrutti.
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