Bliss Arises from Love

"There can be no joy in a dry, barren heart. Divine Love alone can make a dry heart fit for the sprouting of the plant of joy. That was why the gopikas appealed to Krishna:

 "Oh Krishna, play on your magic flute, 

So that its divine music may drench 

Our barren hearts with the nectarine flow, 

That will make the saplings of love sprout in them. 

Let the sun of Krishna shine over 

Our hearts covered with dark clouds. 

Let love make a garland out of 

The scattered flowers in our hearts."

Love is the vital force. Love is the governing principle. It is only when the precious diamond of love is shining in one's heart that the sacred and divine thoughts about God will arise in his mind. This diamond of Love can be got only from the Shop of Love, in the Street of Love, in the Kingdom of Love."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - 18.10.1991)