When The Fruit Appears The Blossom Drops

Many People Think They Cannot Have Knowledge Or Understanding Of God Without Reading Books. But Hearing Is Better Than Reading, And Seeing Is Better Than Hearing. Hearing About Benares Is Different From Reading About It; But Seeing Benares Is Different From Either Hearing Or Reading.

Bhakti Is The One Essential Thing. To Be Sure, God Exists In All Beings. Who, Then Is A Devotee? He Whose Mind Dwells On God. But This Is Not Possible As Long As One Has Egotism And Vanity. The Water Of God's Grace Cannot Collect On The High Mound Of Egotism. It Runs Down.

If A White Cloth Is Stained Even With A Small Spot, The Stain Appears Very Ugly Indeed. So The Smallest Fault Of A Holy Man Becomes Painfully Prominent.

Spirituality Automatically Leads To Humility. When A Flower Develops Into A Fruit, The Petals Drop Off On Its Own. When One Becomes Spiritual, The Ego Vanishes Gradually On Its Own. A Tree Laden With Fruits Always Bends Low. Humility Is A Sign Of Greatness.

When The Divine Vision Is Attained, All Appear Equal; And There Remains No Distinction Of Good And Bad, Or Of High And Low.