 Devotion is the  state of mind in which one has no separate existence apart from God. The  devotee's very breath is God; his every act is by God, for God; his thoughts are  of God; his words are uttered by God, about God. For, like the fish which can  live only in water, man can live only in God - in peace and happiness. In other  media, he has only fear, frantic struggle, and failure... It is only association  with the Divine that can confer value and significance. The mind too gets  illumined, and feels joy, peace and calm, only because the peace, joy and calm,  which are the native characteristics of the spirit (God) within are reflected on  it.
Devotion is the  state of mind in which one has no separate existence apart from God. The  devotee's very breath is God; his every act is by God, for God; his thoughts are  of God; his words are uttered by God, about God. For, like the fish which can  live only in water, man can live only in God - in peace and happiness. In other  media, he has only fear, frantic struggle, and failure... It is only association  with the Divine that can confer value and significance. The mind too gets  illumined, and feels joy, peace and calm, only because the peace, joy and calm,  which are the native characteristics of the spirit (God) within are reflected on  it. Devotion  (bhakti) adalah keadaan batin dimana seseorang tidak lagi merasakan dirinya  terpisah dari Tuhan. Nafas yang dihembuskannya adalah nafas keTuhanan; setiap  tindakannya digerakkan oleh Tuhan dan hanya untuk-Nya; demikian pula pikiran dan  ucapannya adalah oleh dan tentang Tuhan. Seperti halnya seekor ikan yang hanya  bisa hidup di dalam air; maka demikian pula manusia hanya bisa hidup di dalam  Tuhan, yaitu di dalam kedamaian dan kebahagiaan. Di media atau tempat lain,  manusia akan selalu dirundung oleh ketakutan, pemberontakan dan kegagalan...  Kehidupan manusia akan menjadi berharga dan bermanfaat hanya jikalau ia bergaul  dengan Sang Divine. Melalui pergaulan dengan Tuhan, batin manusia akan mengalami  pencerahan dan memperoleh keceriaan, kedamaian serta  ketenangan.
- Divine  Discourse, November 23, 1967.
 
 
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