A real Bhakta of Sri Bhagawan, one who has complete faith in Him
engages himself lovingly in doing constant Bhajan. He does not want
anything in return. He does not care for worldly pleasures or sorrows.
He considers even heavenly pleasures to be insignificant. By his
Bhajan he does not even aspire to attain Moksha or the face to face
meeting with God. He does Bhajan, but why he does it he cannot say.
But it is a fact that without Bhajan he cannot stay even for a moment.
For him it is impossible to give up Bhajan, just as one cannot think
of giving up one=92s life for anything because one loves ones life so
much. The person who considers the attainment of worldly happiness and
enjoyment as the merit of Bhajan and as God=92s kind gift, but who at
the time of worldly dangers and sorrows, forgets Him, and considers
them as His unkindly acts, who sometimes even
starts doubting Bhagwan=92s kindness and even his existence, he is a
pitiable individual indeed. Such a person is not a loving Bhakta of
Bhajan; he is a [Vanik ] Bania who trades his Bhajan for worldly
commodities; he is a person without faith even in Sri Bhagawan.
When Sri Bhagawan expressed a desire to give blessings to Prahlad ,
the king of Bhaktas, the latter said --
Yastu Asisham Asashtey Na Sa Bhrutyah Sa Vai Vanik.
He, who expects good return from his master for the service rendered
to him, is not a servant; he is a trader.
A person who, in return for his Bhajan, expects to get pleasure and
enjoyment, who hopes to attain Indrahood or Brahmahood, or who even
prays for face to face Darshan, is not a real lover of Bhajan; Bhajan
is for the sake of Bhajan alone. A person who can bear with equanimity
pain or pleasure whatever comes to him as a result of his previous
deeds and yet can engage himself in constant Bhajan is a real singer
of Bhajan; he is a real lover of Bhajan. God always protects him with
His Sudarshan Chakra.
-Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath
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