Akram Youth Essence Of Devotion | April 2015 | Akram Youth | Page 8

people who tend to be happy on
occasions such as their child's wedding,
or a birth in the family. They even
distribute sweets claiming that they
themselves were responsible for those
acts. But when the child passes away
they put the blame on God for the
misery that has befallen them. While a
true devotee reacts in the same vein in
both the circumstances and relies
totally on the Lord saying, “Lord it is
your prestige which is at stake. Why
should I worry about anything?” This is
called actual surrender and devotion.
Questioner: Is it okay if we
dedicate ourselves completely and
selflessly to a 'Sadguru' (Master)?
Dadashri: Oh yes, that is
perfectly fine. But total surrender is
required. It should be absolute - that of
mind, body and speech.
Questioner: Will it be treated as
absolute surrender if the same is
directed towards deities or saints of
yester-years; those who are not
physically present anymore? Can we
make progress thus or is a living master

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A true devotee is one who does
not have any 'sankalp – vikalp'.
He leaves everything to the will
of God. Whereas generally we find

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Questioner: Who stands
responsible for those following the
path of devotion (Bhakti)? Is it God?
Dadashri: Yes! Now what can be
termed as ultimate devotion? It is that
of a true devotee, someone like Narsinh
Mehta or Meerabai. Their devotion can
be termed as indirect worship since
they were not worshipping their true
self, 'the soul'. Yet it was true devotion,
one that would lead to realisation of the
self. Who can be called a true devotee?

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imperative?
Dadashri: Such indirect worship will help you progress
but one who is present shall help you attain salvation. The
result of indirect worship and devotion shall be progress,
whereas salvation is not possible without the grace of the
living one (pratyaksh).
We need not do anything after surrendering and
dedicating ourselves. Just like a new born baby which does not
need to do anything, we too do not have to do anything after
dedicating ourselves.
The law is such that when you surrender your whole
being including your intellect to your Master, you shall gain
all the virtues of the Master. Say for example, there are two
tanks. One is filled with water and the other is empty. If we
connect both of them with a pipe, then the water will flow
from one tank to the other until it levels out in both the tanks.
The same holds true for those who dedicate and surrender
their entire being.
The intent of complete surrender is devotion.
Surrendering knowingly is a very high state of devotion but
then surrendering unknowingly too can be termed as
devotion.
To whom should we surrender and dedicate ourselves?
Well, it should be towards the one who is ready to take
complete responsibility. The responsibility to help us attain
ultimate salvation. We should surrender to the one who is
capable of doing so. We should dedicate ourselves to the one
who has such greatness, else our efforts shall be not be worth
the cause.