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Kavi Instructs
“Though the world of differences does not really exist it appears to exist like dreams through the mind of man who thinks of it. Therefore, the wise man should control the mind which by its thoughts gives rise to the existence of the world and the difference of things. Constantly hearing the various acts of grace (Lilas) done by the Lord in His Avataras, singing aloud His praise and His gracious names, heedless of ridicule or censure, the devotee should live in this world without attachments.
“The devotee who serves the Lord constantly, and develops love to Him by singing the names of his beloved Hari, with his heart completely melting in devotion, laughs, weeps, sings and dances. His mind loses itself in ecstasy and becomes entirely oblivious of all external objects. He walks alone with the Lord and forgets the outside world.
“In the five Bhutas: sky, air, fire, water and earth, in the stars, planets, living animals, cardinal points, the trees, rivers, lakes or seas, and every where he sees the body of the Lord Hariand bows to it.
“He who worships the Lord in this way and who has resigned himself to Him, gets devotion, realisation of the Lord (Anubhava) and dispassion at one and the same time, just as by eating, one gets satisfaction (Tushti), Nutrition (Pushti), and relief from hunger, all at one and the same time. The Bhagavata ultimately attains supreme peace or Moksha, the highest state of bliss. He does not bear any ill-will to any creature. He is friendly to all. His mind is ever fixed at the lotus-like feet of the Lord. He is ever pure. He purifies the world with the dust of his feet like the rising sun.”
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