What are the characteristics of those who are dear to the Lord? Who is a true devotee? Bhagawan lovingly implores us today.
All the objects in this visible universe are extremely beautiful, attractive and pleasing. The Divine is immanent in the entire cosmos. The cosmos is filled with love. The Supreme Self is the embodiment of love. Hence if love encounters love they merge. Thus if you develop your love you become eligible to achieve oneness with the Divine. Love exists for love and nothing else. It is spontaneous and imparts delight. Everything is permeated by love. Love sees with the heart and not through the eyes. It listens not through the ears but by the tranquillity of the heart. It speaks not with the tongue but out of compassion. Compassion, kindness and love are separate words which mean the same thing. Love has many synonyms. Love can emanate only from the heart and not from any other source. Love is immortal, nectarous, blissful and infinite. A heart filled with love is boundless. Just as rivers with different names and forms merge in the ocean and become one with it, love in many forms enters the ocean of the heart and gets identified with it. Love can conquer anything. Selfless, pure, and unalloyed love leads man to God.
– Divine Discourse, Dec 25, 1995.
