One can claim to be a devotee
of the Lord only if the passions
and emotions are pure and the character virtuous.
The tongue may utter
the Name of the Lord,
the ear may hear the glory of the Lord,
the hand may scatter flowers on the image of God;
but the tongue may not know or relish the taste,
the ear may not yearn, the hand may not hanker for God.
These can happen only when the heart
is aware of the Supreme, when the mind
is thrilled recollecting the glory of God.
Otherwise one is like the spoon
which dips into sour and sweet with
equal alacrity and insensitivity.
It does not refuse or relish any of the tastes.
divinely sent
