AT THE ADVENT OF THE DIVINE IN THE HEART

He who has seen the Lord is a changed being.

Some are already awake. These have certain marks. They do not care to hear or speak of anything but what relates to God, just as the bird called Chataka cries only for rain-water, though there are the seven seas and the Ganges and the Yamuna and all the other rivers, full of water. Though its throat might be parched with thirst, it would drink no other water than rain-water.

What are the indications of God's advent Into the human heart ? As the glow of dawn heralds the rising sun, so unselfishness, purity and righteousness announce the advent of the Lord.

Before visiting a servant s house to receive his hospitality, a king will send there the necessary articles like seats, ornaments and food from his own stores so that the servant may be enabled to receive his master properly and show due honour. In the same manner the Lord sends love, reverence and faith into the yearning heart of the devotee before He makes His advent.

Ananda, or perfect bliss within, is one of the signs of God-vision. The waves roll on the surface of the .ocean but the deep expanse of water lies unruffled beneath.

When Divine bliss is attained, a person becomes quite intoxicated with it; even without drinking wine, he looks like one fully drunk. When I see the feet of my Divine Mother, I feel as intoxicated as if I have drunk five bottles of wine. In this state one cannot take food indiscriminately.

What is the state which a Siddha (perfect man) attains? As a potato or brinjal becomes soft and pulpy when it gets Siddha,1 so a man, when he becomes a Siddha, is seen to be all humility and tenderness.