Spiritual Questions - Part 9 (What is devotion?)

Q. What is devotion?

A. The non-emotional form of Emotion of True Love is Devotion.

Q. Can you cultivate devotion?

A. No

Q. Why?

A. Because, anything that you try to create or cultivate will be with the I and that will be ego driven. So, in reality it cannot happen. Because, anything that is created based on ego will be emotional in nature and it will bind you to that concept. Devotion is not like that. Devotion has to happen all by itself. Then, how can anything happens all by itself? It is not possible. That means it has to be present already. So, Devotion is the same-thing as Silence which is ever present. Only thing is we should make ourselves aware of that. That is why it is called as non-emotional Emotion of True Love. Because, in Devotion you will love everything unconditionally. Actually you will love your True Self in it. Since your True Self is the One which is present everywhere, you will love everything. Because everything is a projection of that True Self. Anything that is projected is projected as a thought only. That means in reality it does not exist. It is a dream only. When any-thing does not exist, what will exist? Only Nothing-ness exists. So Devotion is that kind of non-emotional Emotion of True Love that reveals that Nothingness. All this happens only in surrender. In fact, in   Devotion lies surrender. In Devotion there is a complete surrender in it. Surrender means nothing. There is no I in it. When there is no I, is there a You? No. Surrender is a state where there is neither I nor You. Just it is. Surrender is the state where everything is happening all by itself. There is not even a process of thinking that whatever is happening is done by Him. It is a state where you may want to say to explain someone "it is happening all by itself", but underneath at the substratum you know that even that is not happening; it is only a projection of mind and it is an illusion. In fact nothing is ever happening. You are in that Nothing-ness state.

So Devotion or surrender is a state of neither I nor You. It is a state of Emptiness. Just it is!

Spiritual Questions - Part 8 (What is ego, etc?)

Q) What is ego?
A) It is the identification with a self created identity.

Q) How is identity created?
A) Identity is created because of attachment towards a thought process.

Q) How to forego the identity?
A) By foregoing the attachment to thought process.

Q) How to forego the attachment to thought process.
A) By entering into Silence.

Q) How to enter into Silence?
A) By letting go the attachment towards all thoughts.

Q) How to let go the attachment towards all thoughts?
A) By becoming effortless and choiceless.

Q) How to become effortless and choiceless.
A) By surrendering.

Q) To whom we have to surrender?
A) We have to surrender to our own Self.

Q) What happens when we surrender to our Self?
A) We become choiceless and effortless.

Q) What happens when we become choiceless and effortless?
A) We will be always peaceful and be in the awareness of Self.

Actually the Awareness Itself will be aware of Awareness.

Annamacharya Kirtana - vADala vADala venTa vADevO vADevO

This kirtana completely explains Sankhya Yoga

Song in Telugu lipi	Transliteration	Spiritual Interpretation
వాడల వాడల వెంట వాడెవో వాడెవో నీడనుండి చీరలమ్మే నేత బేహారీ	vADala vADala venTa vADevO vADevO neeDa nunDi cheeralammE nEta bEhAree	The One which is unmanifested has manifested into many and is Omnipresent. [Avyakta (Purusha)  to Vyakta (Prakruti)]
పంచభూతములనెడి పలువన్నెల నూలు చంచలపు గంజి తోడ చరిసేసి కొంచెపు కండెల నూలి గుణముల నేసి మంచి మంచి చీరలమ్మే మారు బేహారి	pancha bhutamulaneDi paluvanne noolu chanchalapu ganji tODa charisEsi konchepu kanDela nooli guNamula nEsi manchi manchi cheeralammE mAru bEhAri	The unmanifested has manifested by dividing itself into 5 elements of various natures. Pancha Gnanedriyas, Pancha Karmendriyas, Pancha Mahabhutas and Pancha Tanmatras with the help of Trigunas and the ego.
మటు మాయముల దన మగువ పసిడి నీరు చిటిపొటి యలుకలజిలికించగ కుటిలపు జేతలు కుచ్చులుగ గట్టి పటవాళి చీరలమ్మే బలు బేహారి	maTu mAyamula dana maguva pasiDi neeru chiTi poTi yalukalajilikinchaga kuTilapu jEtalu kuchchuluga gaTTi paTavALi cheeralammE balu bEhAri	The mind considers everything as reality because of illusion and makes so many dreams and aspirations in this Dream (which is nothing but a thought projection of the Purusha). The dream is nothing but Prakruti.
మచ్చిక జీవుల పెద్ద మైల సంతలలోన వెచ్చపు కర్మ ధనము విలువ చేసి పచ్చడాలుగా గుట్టి బలు వేంకటపతి ఇచ్చకొలదులనమ్మే ఇంటి బేహారి	machchika jeevula pedda maila santala lOna vechchapu karma dhanamu viluva chEsi pachchDAluga guTTi balu vEnkaTapati ichchakoladula nammE inTi bEhAri	By creating more and more dreams man enters into the cycle of karma and accumulates karma. Finally he surrenders to the Lord Venkatapati [(vem = illusion of desire / sin / paapam); kata = to cut; pati = husband / the One who has created this = Purusha] and after overcoming the karma he enters back into the house of Purusha or enters the state of Avyakta.