One who has attained the fullness of love, his throat chokes, and joy manifests itself in all his actions. Your love has the power to purify everything around you. Narada in his aphorism of love says, “Panthavarodha romanchashrubhih parasparam lapramanah pavayanti kulani prithvim cha.”
The tears of love purify families, traditions, towns and villages, they purify this earth. Even places where some lover spent his life longing for God become pilgrimage centres. But the tragedy is that very few do it because of love. Many shed tears of misery.
The power of love actually transcends the worlds. When you meditate, or do any spiritual practice, a portion of the merits goes to your ancestors. It is like clearing some debt, giving, or sharing good things that you have. In all religions, when someone departs, there is memorial service. You pray for the departed soul: your prayer, your love touches the other world. So when you meditate, remember, you are not meditating just for yourself but for this world as well as the unseen world.
When a devotee who is full of love for god engages in any action, that action gains value and becomes the best action. There are those who are valued because of the things they possess, and those who give value to things. The latter are those who really live their life. Mohammed wore a pair of simple shoes and that became valuable. Mahatma Gandhi used just an ordinary staff, but it has a value because he used it. In the same way, what one says is not as important as the state of the person who is saying it. Even a scolding from a wise person is valuable, while praise from a wicked man is of no use.
When the love that you are is kindled, life itself becomes a scripture, a holy, sacred book. Make your life the Geeta, Quran or Bible. And the key to achieving that is divine love! Becoming a devotee who is full of Him, lost in Him.
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji
