Sri Tandavaraya Swami
Disciple:
O Master, who are Bliss incarnate! How is it that God who is impartial, advances a few and degrades others?
Master:
He is like the father who encourages his sons who are in the right way, and frowns on the other sons who are in the wrong way. Know it to be mercy to punish the erring and turn them to be righteous. O son, whose fetters of worldly life are broken! the celestial tree, fire and water, protect those who seek them, by fulfilling their desires, keeping them warm and quenching their thirst. So also Ishwara is kind to His devotees and not so to others. Now think well and judge whose fault it is.
Now, my son! here is the vital point: Rebirths will be at an end for him who adopts with perseverance the way to deliverance shown by God in the scriptures, follows the sages, gives up his evil propensities, discriminates the Real from the unreal, rejects the illusion born of ignorance and gains wisdom. Then and only then will rebirths be at an end for him. This is the Truth. The wisdom can be gained by a long course of practice of unceasing enquiry into the Self.
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