To dedicate one’s life for the love of God is DEVOTION….so enumerated Sri Rama to Shabhari the nine ways to love God:
Drawing oneself to the company of good people
Earful listening to stories of God
Votary to serve Guru without ego
Offering one’s heart by singing the qualities of God
Tuning the mind by chanting the name of God
Inner control, character building and detachment by following noble teachings
Only seeing God as the world and saints as greater than God
Never seeing wrong in others even in dream and being content
Simplicity in dealing with others with balanced emotions
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Devotion to duty is a fire that warms us but worldly ambition is a fire that consumes us
============================Humor
A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars.
The store-owner replies "I'm sorry, but the cat isn't for sale.
The collector says, "Please, I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice. I'll pay you twenty dollars for that cat."
And the owner says "Sold," and hands over the cat.
The collector continues, "Hey, for the twenty bucks I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat's used to it and it'll save me from having to get a dish."
And the owner says, "Sorry buddy, but that's my lucky saucer. So far this week I've sold sixty-eight cats."=================================================
Drawing oneself to the company of good people
Earful listening to stories of God
Votary to serve Guru without ego
Offering one’s heart by singing the qualities of God
Tuning the mind by chanting the name of God
Inner control, character building and detachment by following noble teachings
Only seeing God as the world and saints as greater than God
Never seeing wrong in others even in dream and being content
Simplicity in dealing with others with balanced emotions
===============================Quote
Devotion to duty is a fire that warms us but worldly ambition is a fire that consumes us
============================Humor
A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars.
The store-owner replies "I'm sorry, but the cat isn't for sale.
The collector says, "Please, I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice. I'll pay you twenty dollars for that cat."
And the owner says "Sold," and hands over the cat.
The collector continues, "Hey, for the twenty bucks I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat's used to it and it'll save me from having to get a dish."
And the owner says, "Sorry buddy, but that's my lucky saucer. So far this week I've sold sixty-eight cats."=================================================
