To always remain happy is the highest form of devotion

The Self realized saint from India, Bapu Asaramji, quotes that, “To always remain cheerful and happy is the highest form of devotion to God.” The true God resides in our heart. When you are worried or distress, you remain ignorant about the divine presence in your heart. When you seek true wisdom of the Self, give importance to spiritual quest and begin to remain happy at all the times, it becomes the highest form of offering to the inner God.

When you give gift to your loved ones, you are delighted when they become happy, show their gratitude or make proper use of your gift. Similarly, life is a precious gift of God. God is also delighted when you show your gratitude, treat your life as a precious gift, consider it as a celebration, remain cheerful and make others cheerful.

If God created the world, then who created God?

This question has equally baffled the young and the old; the wise and not so wise; the scientists and the spiritual beings, and even some of my friends. If you are also curious to take a deep dive for exploring the answer, then we have to analyze the question itself.

The word "God" is perhaps the most widely perceived word in the language. It has varied meaning depending on the the upbringing, religion, culture and the mindset of the person, who is asking the question. Most of the religious people or I would say the beginners believe in a God with some form of personality (Vishnu, Shiva, Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, Guru Nanak or others of that kind). For such believers, the question makes some sense - “If God created everything, then who created God?”

A true seeker tries to look for the best in others

There is nothing good or bad in the world; only your thinking, your mindset and your outlook makes it so. With an understanding of this universal law, a true seeker always try to look at the virtues of others and shortcomings in himself. While counting the merits in others, his own life begin to fill with merits. While noticing the pleasing behavior of others, his own behavior becomes pleasing. In the beginning if its difficult for you to find virtues in others, then sing, hear, read or remember the virtues of God in the company of devotees. The devotees sing praises of God, contemplate at the divine virtues of God and eventually those divine virtues make home in their own heart.

The Vedantic Saints believe and come to realize the philosophy of “Vasudeva sarvam iti” meaning “God (the Supreme Consciousness) is present everywhere and in every being”. They always look at the divine virtues in every being. Their sight is fixed on the inherent divinity in every being. Just like sun don't differentiate between a meat-eater lion and a bovine goat; the sun provides same sunshine to all; the river provides same water to everyone irrespective of their nature; similarly, the saint gives same love to everyone. The true seeker who come in contact of such Saints also attempt to practice the same. In this manner the divine qualities of peace, equanimity and blissfulness begins to evolve in his own heart.