Lord Sri Krishna says :
To them who constantly worship Me with love.
I give the Yoga of discrimination by which they come to Me.
‘Constantly’ does not mean that at all times you keep doing japa on your rosary or that you remain seated in the temple. Yes, at the time of doing japa on your rosary, do so. Yet, being a witness to all this and observing the falsity of this world keep plunging into that Source who is the controller of all phenomena. Those who constantly repeat the Name get immersed in and become one with the act of repetition. However, one should not remain confined to the repetition, rather should progress further to understand, love and repose in the Real Self.
Once, Sant Tulsidasji, after performing his daily ablutions, came to a well in a forest. He heard the singing of verse from the well. Goswami Tulsidasji was surprised. He thought-“Who is singing my verses inside this well?” Tulsidasji exclamined – “Whoever is singing these verse inside the well, be you human, yaksha, rakshasa, gandharva, kinnar, visible or invisible, whatever you are, I must definitely get a reply about your identity.
A voice replied- “O great sage, Tulsidasji! We were five friends. We used to chain ‘Rama-Rama’, but were ignorant of the eternal nature of Lord Rama. We also used to sing the verses and couplets composed by you. One day while wandering we arrived in this forest. One of our friends came to this well to fetch water. Being a novice at drawing water from a well, the rope slipped from his hands. Having lost grip of the rope, he lost his balance and fell into his well. In a thoughtless effort to save him, the second friend and then the third also fell into the well. In the rescue effort even the fourth one fell into the well. The last one thought,” How can I show my face to the world?”- and intentionally jumped into the well. We have all regressed and died. Now we are not getting mothers’ wombs to be reborn in. However, due to our having constantly repeated them, which we continue to repeat. Tulsidasji, we did not get to know the foundation on which our continuous chanting of the verses rested. Now, please bless us!”
‘Constantly’ does not mean that we constantly repeat a particular act. If one wears a locket with God’s picture around his neck, even then he cannot be said to be Constantly worshipping God because the body on which the locket is worn itself will not remain forever. The eyes through which he sees the picture are also going to turn into ash. Strive to experience the essence from which your ‘I’ emanates, from which your mind and intellect get life and along with the senses transact in this world. If such thoughts persists in your mind, you can continually experience the essence of your life. ‘Constantly’ means abiding in God without thinking of anything else.
To them who constantly worship Me with love.
I give the Yoga of discrimination by which they come to Me.
‘Constantly’ does not mean that at all times you keep doing japa on your rosary or that you remain seated in the temple. Yes, at the time of doing japa on your rosary, do so. Yet, being a witness to all this and observing the falsity of this world keep plunging into that Source who is the controller of all phenomena. Those who constantly repeat the Name get immersed in and become one with the act of repetition. However, one should not remain confined to the repetition, rather should progress further to understand, love and repose in the Real Self.
Once, Sant Tulsidasji, after performing his daily ablutions, came to a well in a forest. He heard the singing of verse from the well. Goswami Tulsidasji was surprised. He thought-“Who is singing my verses inside this well?” Tulsidasji exclamined – “Whoever is singing these verse inside the well, be you human, yaksha, rakshasa, gandharva, kinnar, visible or invisible, whatever you are, I must definitely get a reply about your identity.
A voice replied- “O great sage, Tulsidasji! We were five friends. We used to chain ‘Rama-Rama’, but were ignorant of the eternal nature of Lord Rama. We also used to sing the verses and couplets composed by you. One day while wandering we arrived in this forest. One of our friends came to this well to fetch water. Being a novice at drawing water from a well, the rope slipped from his hands. Having lost grip of the rope, he lost his balance and fell into his well. In a thoughtless effort to save him, the second friend and then the third also fell into the well. In the rescue effort even the fourth one fell into the well. The last one thought,” How can I show my face to the world?”- and intentionally jumped into the well. We have all regressed and died. Now we are not getting mothers’ wombs to be reborn in. However, due to our having constantly repeated them, which we continue to repeat. Tulsidasji, we did not get to know the foundation on which our continuous chanting of the verses rested. Now, please bless us!”
‘Constantly’ does not mean that we constantly repeat a particular act. If one wears a locket with God’s picture around his neck, even then he cannot be said to be Constantly worshipping God because the body on which the locket is worn itself will not remain forever. The eyes through which he sees the picture are also going to turn into ash. Strive to experience the essence from which your ‘I’ emanates, from which your mind and intellect get life and along with the senses transact in this world. If such thoughts persists in your mind, you can continually experience the essence of your life. ‘Constantly’ means abiding in God without thinking of anything else.
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