The Prize of a Life Spent with God
The true prize of spirituality is a life dedicated to God, recognized through an intuitive, non-conceptual love received from the Atma, leading to a humble and continuous posture of receiving divine grace.
Father, this was in last satsang you said. I mean, I've been like... I know God's presence, like He has never come without love. It's always like that day you said the sandalwood and the fragrance. So I don't know God's presence without love. And it's not a feeling of love. Like when I feel His presence in my heart, it's not a feeling of love, but it's... so that is my, in a way, indicator that He's there.
So with which eyes we recognize that love?
I know it intuitively that I just know it. It's not a feeling of love.
So those eyes we must not leave. So that perceptionless gravitation which pulls us in is also love. What we taste in the tasteless taste of samadhi is also love. You see, now how do we know that? Because it's not a felt love. Are you feeling a lot of love or bliss or peace? No. But we know it is love in the deeper knowledge from the Atma itself. So we must remain in that receiving, in that discipleship. First, we must remember that this knowledge, even that that is love, is received by us. It is not even like sensed by us. Clear? It's just received by us. All truths, all that is valuable is just received by us over there. And that prevents any sort of ego coming into the picture saying, 'See, but I have seen that.' No, you haven't. You were given that. Somebody sitting begging outside the temple receives the gold ring as a gift. Is it something for him to be proud about? No. Can our mind make us proud about it? Yes. So once we keep that receiving posture, then it keeps us humble and safe and allows us to go deeper and deeper. Otherwise, the minute we are able to conclude things, then like we were saying earlier, that freshness of that present looking goes away. You see, so you must just keep receiving and not give what was received to the mind. Yeah. Keep it safe. The mind will quickly make it learned knowledge. Okay. So, 'Have I met this silent love? I don't know. Let me check.' Like that. That should be the posture. 'Does God pray in my heart? I don't know. Sounds beautiful. Let me check.' There are no prizes in the world for knowing these things. The only prize is that you spend your life with God and He will give you a place at His feet after this life is done. There's no worldly prizes for these things. In fact, mostly there's worldly trouble. Just keep it well guarded.
Key Teachings
- God's presence is recognized as a non-conceptual, intuitive love, a 'perceptionless gravitation' from the Atma.
- This deep knowing of love is received, not sensed or created by the individual, fostering humility.
- Maintaining a posture of receiving prevents ego from claiming spiritual experiences as its own.
- The ultimate reward for a life spent with God is a place at His feet, not worldly recognition or prizes.
From: The Only Refuge for the “Me” Is at God’s Feet - 8th December 2025