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Devotion

A discourse on the nature of unconditional love and surrender through a devotional song.

"If you wish to sell me, I must be ready to be sold. Then I will be sold by you, if you wish to sell."

"The street of love is so narrow that two cannot walk; two must become one. Now only he is walking, not I."

The speaker explores a profound bhajan from Mahāprabhujī, using its metaphors to explain the path of devotion. He describes the necessity of becoming like the leather in the guru's shoes—a complete and unconditional surrender where the individual self dissolves. The talk emphasizes that this state transcends intellectual understanding, questions, and personal will, resulting in a oneness where only the divine presence remains.

Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Seminar

Where there is devotion and love, there are no conditions. One should not impose conditions; one should simply act. There is a beautiful bhajan from Mahāprabhujī. In it, he says: "If you wish to sell me, I must be ready to be sold. Then I will be sold by you, if you wish to sell." You must become the leather of my shoes. Then why worry about crossing the ocean? For I will walk in them, and you will thereby cross the ocean. It is a beautiful bhajan, though a little painful. Many do not understand it. Until love is present, you will not understand. And when love is there, then everything is beautiful. There is no question of 'why'—no "I do not understand why," no 'how'. There is no 'why', no word of understanding, no liking or disliking. There is complete oneness, complete surrender. For it is said: "When I was here, he was not here. And now he is here, but I am not here." The street of love is so narrow that two cannot walk; two must become one. Now only he is walking, not I. That is all. --- Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Seminar

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