I am killed by my children on the cross. Revenge is mine. My revenge is not to kill them, but to kill their ignorance. My most powerful weapon is infinite love. If you love me I will allow myself to be loved by you so that at last you find that you loved yourself by loving me. Similarly if you deceive me I will allow myself to be deceived by you, and at last you will find that you deceived yourself by deceiving me.
Your real love is proved by money only. You love your children really. Therefore you are giving your money to your children. Similarly if you love me you will give your money to Me for My work. This is the practical fire test of your real love. Prayers by words and meditation by mind are just like the pickles (side dishes) in the plate. Sacrifice of a part of the fruit of your work (money) and sacrifice of a part of your work at least consists, the central bread in the plate. Both these two parts put together is called divine service.
Without this practical divine service there is no use of mere prayers and meditation. Without the divine service if you are offering only prayers and meditation to Me you are offering Me a meal plate with pickles only and without the central bread. When I eat the pickles only My stomach burns and I become furious, i.e., the reason why I am not answering your prayers and meditation when there is no service.
Of course if you are incapable of sacrificing the money to my work, at least sacrifice your work for my work. If you are incapable of sacrificing both these, then only I will accept your prayer and meditation, because you cannot do any thing more than that. In such case the pickles offered by you will become pieces of sweet fruits and I shall answer you positively.
At the Lotus Feet of His Holiness, Sri Dattaswami
Dattaji
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