“My dear Lord, Your two lotus feet are like two blossoming lotus petals and the nails of Your lotus feet emanate such a great effulgence that the darkness within the heart of Your devotee immediately becomes dissipated by meditating upon them. For this reason, those who desire to purify their existence must always meditate upon Your lotus feet while engaging in the process of bhakti-yoga. Only by the execution of pure devotional service do You become satisfied. Considering this, who would take to any other process of self-realization if he is actually serious about achieving the perfection of life?”
“Simply by the expansion of his eyebrows, invincible Time can vanquish the entire universe. However, formidable Time does not approach the devotee who has taken complete shelter of Your lotus feet. Even a fraction of a moment’s association with a pure devotee can award blessings that cannot be compared to heavenly elevation or even liberation, and thus I beg Your Lordship to benedict me with such association.”
“My dear Lord, Your absolute authority cannot be directly experienced, but one can guess of it by seeing how everything in this world is being destroyed in due course of time. As the wind invisibly scatters clouds in the sky, so time imperceptibly scatters everything, and thus one can indirectly feel the presence of Your hand. Everyone in this material world is mad after making plans due to uncontrollable greed. However, Your Lordship is always alert, and in due course of time, You strike one down, just as a snake seizes a mouse and very easily swallows him. For this reason, a learned man is one who knows that unless he worships You, his entire life is spoiled.”
This is a section of the book “A Sidelong Glance”.
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