Where is the depth of love?
So, if love resides in our heart, then our heart becomes its abode.
The truthfulness of love in our heart, whether it is true or false, whether it is weak or strong.
So, it is proven by doing a lot of devotion
that it is with truth and purity.
No, no, go again.
Its truthfulness is tested.
So, in detail.
If he does a lot of devotion, it is called expansion.
And second,
its truthfulness.
No, to resist.
Resistance, resistance to other loves.
To resist obstacles.
Other love means resistance to obstacles.
When difficulties come, he fights with them and removes the obstacles, meaning that he
does not get discouraged by obstacles.
There is truth in love
that there is truth in how much devotion one does.
Huh?
What is it in?
What is it called?
In resistance.
How much power of resistance has come.
How much power of resistance is there against obstacles.
If obstacles come, and love does not recede, then it is called the power of resistance.
So, the quality of having love for God is to resist.
It doesn't happen anywhere else; love doesn't happen anywhere else except for God.
Not just that, but also.
If one loves God and an obstacle comes, then one should not become weak in the face of the obstacle.
On the contrary, it increases.
That is the characteristic of true love.
If there is no increase, then it is not called deep love; there must be an increase.
In obstacles, there should only be an increase.
In that, it increases in favorable conditions and also in unfavorable conditions.
However, Naradji said, "Pratikshanam Vardhamanam" (increasing every moment).
It increases even with favorable conditions, and it increases even with unfavorable conditions.
Such is "Pratikshanam Vardhamanam" (increasing every moment).
Subtle form.
Increasing every moment.
Such characteristics of love were mentioned.
Beyond the senses.
Then no one knows, no one can see.
So Tulsidasji asked in the Ramayana, "O God, may I have love for you, for your feet."
So God asked, "How should it be? How do you want it?"
Like Sitaji's.
Like Lakshmanji's.
Like Bharatji's.
Like Hanumanji's, how do you want it?
Oh Maharaj, where is Gango Teli and where is King Prahladji?
How can I ask for love like that?
I want it like mine, where is it?
So God says, "Where will you see yours like that?"
Meaning, I want love like a lustful person or a greedy person.
So God says, "Don't ask for both, ask for one."
Either ask for it like a lustful person or like a greedy person, but no, I want both.
The love of a lustful person has a lot of attraction before meeting, but after meeting, it becomes weak.
And the love of a greedy person settles after meeting.
So, as wealth is acquired, it keeps increasing.
So that is very difficult.
There's no problem with being drawn to it until you get it.
Even in devotion to God.
But to increase it after getting it, that is
So, the love of a greedy person.
Is our love like that of a greedy person?
How does a greedy person count money?
How does he count?
Huh?
How does a greedy person count money?
He doesn't show anyone, secretly.
No one should see it.
What kind of devotion do we do?
Huh?
What kind of devotion do we do?
Everyone sees it.
Everyone sees it.
If they don't see it, then
it's not fun.
So, it's not devotion like a greedy person, brother.
Huh?
Take this straight talk from a greedy person.
How does a greedy person count money?
Huh?
Secretly.
He walks around secretly.
And what kind of devotion do we do?
Someone should see it.
If someone takes note of it.
And if someone takes note of a greedy person's wealth.
Then a great misfortune befalls him.
He realized it, then he somehow hit him with a stick and made him forget in his mind that no, we had brought that brother just now, so both are to be given, I don't have anything.
Does a greedy person show his balance?
Huh?
And if we just do devotion, then.
Does he let someone see his total, or not?
So, Tulsidasji asked for devotion like a greedy person.
A greedy person does not let anyone see his balance.
For that, he keeps his balance in three or four places.
If he deposits in one place here, then he deposits in another place a second time, and a third time.
To do what?
What is the purpose?
To do that.
Huh?
So that no one creates obstacles for him.
No one should see it.
His devotion should not be seen.
How is Vishuddha Swamiji's devotion?
Do it if someone sees it, or do it if no one sees it.
Huh?
So, devotion like a greedy person is mentioned.
And what is devotion like a lustful person?
That one cannot live without doing it.
Even if his nose is cut off, still.
A lustful person doesn't have a nose, right?
Even if his nose is cut off, he cannot live without doing it.
We are insulted, and this one has neither insult nor nose.
To do devotion to God.
How did we come to do devotion to God?
So, that is called such devotion.
Devotion like a lustful person and devotion like a greedy person.
Like the stories of virtuous women, in the Bhagavata.
One should do devotion to God like this.
There should be no nose.
There should be no honor or dishonor.
Reading all these definitions and looking at the discussion of this Vachanamrut, a new aspect of love in this Vachanamrut cannot help but draw our attention.
And that is, in what thing is the depth of love or devotion?
Which side is its strength?
If there is strength, what happens?
Does a lot
or resistance.
Becomes firm.
It has strength in firmness.
Its strength does not come from doing a lot.
If he does, it's a good thing.
But not strength.
And that is, by doing satsang, to increase the strength of devotion, that is its purpose.
If the strength did not increase and it became great, then the fruit of satsang was not received.
One should get the fruit of satsang, whatever it may be, right?
If there is too much rain and it destroys the crop, then
The fruit that should have come from the rain did not come; the crop should have grown because of the rain.
Then there is some loss.
So, what is the fruit of satsang?
The foundation of devotion becomes strong and firm.
It becomes such that it never wavers.
That is the fruit of satsang.
So Maharaj said that satsang and devotion.
Without these two, even a scholar, if he is a scholar, attains degradation.
Why didn't he mention devotion alone?
Without satsang, devotion does not become strong.
That's why.
If one only does devotion, one might attain degradation, so Maharaj mentioned both satsang and devotion.
And that is, in what thing is the depth of love or devotion?
The purity and truthfulness residing in one's own abode, in resisting other loves.
Purity, truthfulness.
So, the word 'truthfulness' is used as a synonym for 'purity'.
The purity, truthfulness, and other things residing in one's own abode.
If devotion flourishes.
Is its truthfulness, purity, or strength in that?
Or does it fight?
Its strength lies in overcoming obstacles.