Lord Krishna says to Arjuna that His avataras are to save sadhus. He who is gentle by nature is a sadhu. The person who has peace in his heart is gentle. And the one who controls his mind has peace in his heart, said Kidambi Narayanan, in a discourse. Such a person is not envious of anyone. If we tell ourselves that the One who is in our heart is the same One who is in the hearts of others, then we will not be jealous of anyone. Bhakti keeps us from evils such as jealousy. What is bhakti? True bhakti is to have one’s mind focused on Him always. He who has bhakti has no thoughts of complaining about his life, for his mind dwells not on his problems, but on the Lord. To the bhakta, visits to the temple bring joy. However, we must never take pride in our pilgrimages. We are not capable of doing anything without His blessings. So, even a temple visit is possible, only because He wills it. One should thank God for making possible one’s worship at the temple.
We often think to ourselves that we have not done enough to repay our debt to our parents. It is a valid concern, because how can we compensate our parents for that they have done for us? But if we have such regrets with regard to our parents, then we should think of whether we can compensate the Divine Couple, who are our parents not just in one birth but in all births. Without Divine will, we can do nothing. So how will we ever repay God? Fortunately for us, He does not expect anything from us in return for His kindness. All He expects is that we have bhakti towards Him.
