To whom praise and blame are equal, who is silent, content with every fortune, home-renouncing, steadfast in mind, and worships Me, that person is dear to me.
The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing the good.
You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
He who trusts in God and makes an honest living to share with others and injures no one, nor harbours ill will against another need perform no other rituals.
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments; they are like part of God.
