Have No Expectation

Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj

I tell you on oath that it is the Guru who gives the fruit that is in your own heart. He knows whatever you do. It is He himself, who gives the correct fruit. The Guru's duty is only to give advice. Yo have devotion and faith, and to study, is the job of the devotee. You have to study. Do not give up on devotion even if any number of calamities fall upon you. How can a devotee and a non-devotee ever agree with each other? Those who have no devotion will only fight. A devotee will have to face tremendous antagonism, and must sustain severe criticism and suffering. In this lies the spirituality of devotion. Such a one is God in the making. Paramatman is waiting for him. The meaning of the centrally important part of the Upanishads is, "Have no expectation." That is the greatest mystery. Eknath Maharaj says that by the blessing of his Guru, Janardan Swami, he attained that state. With inner peace, he became desireless and attained Inner Joy.