“may Thy Love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion, and may I be able to awaken that Love in other hearts.”
On a previous occasion, before I had joined the monastic order, Sri Yukteswar had made a most unexpected remark.
“How you will miss the companionship of a wife in your old age!” he had said. “Do you not agree that the family man, engaged in useful work to maintain his wife and children, thus plays a rewarding role in God’s eyes?”
“may Thy Love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion, and may I be able to awaken that Love in other hearts.”
On a previous occasion, before I had joined the monastic order, Sri Yukteswar had made a most unexpected remark.
“How you will miss the companionship of a wife in your old age!” he had said. “Do you not agree that the family man, engaged in useful work to maintain his wife and children, thus plays a rewarding role in God’s eyes?”
