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of everything unto Me, you will be free of all bondage and<br />

you will become united with Me.”<br />

Further, it is only through becoming desireless that we can<br />

stop accruing karma and attain salvation. Yet, in order to<br />

become desireless we must practice sadhana to realize<br />

God. A child will be very attached to his toys and will desire<br />

more toys. However, by the time he is an adult, he will no<br />

longer be interested in these toys, “There are more<br />

important things than toys,” he will say. If you gave him a<br />

choice between diamonds and toy trucks, he would choose<br />

the diamonds. Similarly, we must reach a state where God<br />

is the diamond and all else are worthless toys.<br />

When we perform yagna we say, “Idam Agnaye, swaha,<br />

idam agnaye, idam na mama.” This means, “not for me,<br />

but for You, God.” This must be our attitude not only in<br />

havan ceremonies, but also in every action of our life.<br />

Everything must be done as an offering to Him.<br />

a rat. Even if you win the race, you are still a rat. The point<br />

of life is to live with Grace, not in a race. Yes, we must<br />

perform our duties. Yes, we must try to succeed in whatever<br />

way we are able. But, we must live in Grace, not in a Rat<br />

Race! That is the point of a divine life.<br />

We should take the divine life of bhakta Prahlad as an<br />

example. Lord Vishnu offered him anything. What did he<br />

ask for? What boon did he request from God? He said,<br />

“Regardless of where I take birth, regardless of what form<br />

I come in – be it a scorpion, an insect, a tree, an animal or<br />

a man – the form and the place and the circumstances are<br />

irrelevant to me. I only ask that, in whatever form I take<br />

future births, please bestow upon me the blessing of<br />

undying devotion for Your holy feet.” The only thing he<br />

wanted was to live his life with the divine nectar of bhakti<br />

filling every pore of his body. He wanted to be completely<br />

saturated with love for God. This is the point of life.<br />

7. If someone lives a virtuous life and achieves<br />

nirvana, does that mean there is no rebirth for<br />

him?<br />

6. The next birth for a saint like you will be<br />

progressive and important like this birth. Do you<br />

know which will be your next birth?<br />

For me personally, I am not concerned about where I take<br />

Yes, if one achieves nirvana, then that is the goal of human<br />

birth and one is liberated from the cycle of birth and death.<br />

birth. I want only to continue to serve God through service<br />

However, saints may choose to return to the Earth, although<br />

to His children. The point of rebirth is not to be concerned<br />

they don’t have to, in order to ease the pain of those who<br />

with when, where and how, but rather to make Here and<br />

are living. Yet, the difference between the liberated souls<br />

Now your Heaven! Liberation can take place now, if only<br />

and those who are still bound by the laws of karma is like<br />

we will work for it.<br />

the difference between the prisoner and the jailer. Both<br />

live within the confines of the jail. However, where the<br />

With the blessings and the grace of God, every moment of<br />

prisoner must live according to the rules of the jail and his<br />

every day can be Liberation. In a rat race, you are always<br />

every movement is restricted, the jailer is free to move<br />

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