The flower and the fruit

By : S. Sai Priya

Lord Sainath shines in my heart
Alas, my eyes do not see the Lord!
Within me sounds the drum of eternity – ‘Om Sai Ram’
The unstruck music of Lord Sainath’s blessings
Alas my ears do not hear!

So long as a man clamors:
“This is mine! This is mine!”
His actions all reduced to naught;
His actions are but ashes and dust,
But when ‘mine’ and ‘mamta’ are dead,
Then the Grace of Lord Sainath is on you!

For devotion to Lord Sainath has no other aim
Than the gaining of Jnana, wisdom, self-realization.
Then all work sinks into the secondary.
Work is flower; realization is fruit,
The flower blooms in beauty for the fruit.
When fruit comes, the flower withers, is of little importance.
Through devotion to Sainath we reach realization;
And realization is within!