Can true devotion to the Supreme Being exist while being attached to worldly desires? To claim, “I am a devotee,” without having renounced attachment to sensory pleasures is a contradiction. Where there is desire, there can be no devotion, and where there is devotion, desire has no place.
A devotee is one who fully surrenders to God. Without surrender, it is impossible to truly belong to Him. As long as the ego persists, genuine devotion remains out of reach. Therefore, the first step is to understand how to dissolve the ego and then consciously make efforts to live accordingly.
In worldly life, we often function with the mindset, “Things will happen according to my will.” Just recently, someone came to visit—looking at them, anyone could have guessed they didn’t have much time left in this life. Yet, they kept saying, “I will do this, I will do that.” What a strong ego, even in their final days!
That’s why it is said: abandon the feeling of “I am the doer,” and accept that He alone is acting through us. Things happen as per His will, and He gets them done through us for as long as He desires. When we start living with this understanding, our attachment to worldly pleasures naturally begins to fade.
As long as the belief “I am the doer” remains, progress on the spiritual path is not possible.
Some argue that the Vedas promote desire by promising specific results for each action. But this is like elders offering children a sweet along with medicine—it’s just a means to encourage action. At first, a person acts out of hope for reward. Over time, this attachment to results diminishes, and the ego starts to fade. Eventually, one comes to feel that it is not “I” who acts, but God alone acting through me. Then, whatever work one does becomes an offering to God, effortlessly.
When faced with difficulty, we make vows to God. But if things don’t go our way, we say, “There’s no point in believing in God.” Can God really be deceived? He knows: “This person never remembered Me during times of ease, and now seeks Me only in suffering.”
We must ask ourselves: Have I really done anything to deserve God’s grace? We can’t deceive Him—if anyone gets deceived, it’s us.
We spend our entire day working tirelessly for worldly life, but do we dedicate even a single hour to God? Reflect on that sincerely.
“As long as there is desire for worldly pleasures, one cannot truly become a servant of the Lord.”
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