Devotion is beyond caste, colour, creed, race, and even religion.
When tears flow with the ideation of Supreme Consciousness and continue effortlessly, the bond with the Divine becomes intensely strong. In such moments, I remember a Doha by the great saint Kabirdas:
“Jab main tha tab Hari nahin,
Jab Hari hain tab main nahin.
Prem gali ati sankri,
Ja mein do na samahin.”
A profound state arises when one merges completely in Bhāva—a state that may be called Bhāva Samādhi. In this condition, there is no sense of individual existence; the self is forgotten. A new abstract world is created, filled with bliss and divine ecstasy.
How sweet it is to merge with the Almighty—where one can no longer find oneself. As one Shayar beautifully said:
“Hai lutf isi mein, mazaa isi mein hai,
Apna pata na paaun tujhe dekhne ke baad.”
In divine love and bliss, there is no condition of give and take, no transaction, no expectation—only total surrender to the Almighty. When a devotee cries, sings, or dances while calling the Lord by His name, it becomes His responsibility—rather, His duty—to be present with the devotee.
God Himself declares:
“Na aham tiṣṭhāmi Vaikuṇṭhe,
Na yogināṃ hṛdayeṣu ca,
Mad-bhaktāḥ yatra gāyanti,
Tatra tiṣṭhāmi Nārada.”
When one is truly in love with the Almighty, one may cry, dance, sing, and think only of Him—nothing else remains. What a marvellous state of devotion! O God, how beautiful it is. When one sings and dances in devotion, the heart automatically tunes itself to the Supreme Consciousness.
As human beings in this physical world, we must ask ourselves: What is the purpose of life? As beautifully expressed in Ananda Marga through the Upanishadic ideal:
“Ātmamokṣārthaṃ jagat hitāya ca”
— Self-realization is the aim of life, along with service to humanity.”.
(It comes from Ānanda Sūtram, a spiritual–philosophical text authored by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, the founder of Ananda Marga.)
We must always remember that this world demands our selfless and tireless service. Benevolence should be the highest quality of a devotee. We must internalize the pain of all sentient beings and cultivate empathy, setting examples through service. Just as DNA reveals the characteristics of a species, our actions must demonstrate that we are truly sons and daughters of the Supreme Father.
A proverb comes to mind:
If you think you can, you can.
If you think you can’t, you can’t.
Therefore, we must constantly hold the ideation of God if we wish to be with Him. Our ultimate goal is to merge ourselves into Him.
So cry, dance, sing, and rejoice in the devotion of God.

• Goutam Pradhan
  Raigarh , Chhattisgarh (30.12.2025)