What is the cult of devotion?

Each and every object of this universe is attracted to other objects. There is a mutual relationship between a very large star, a planet, or a satellite and a small meteor or even a stone. One attracts the other and because of this mutual attraction, balance is maintained in the universe. If any person even mistakenly thinks in a weak moment that I am a useless entity, that my existence is meaningless – if a tiny ant thinks that its existence is of no value or if a hundred-year-old lady thinks that her physical existence is of no value whatsoever and as such it matters little whether she survives or passes away – then he or she is thoroughly mistaken. Everyone’s physical existence is equally valuable. The main question is how one’s existence can be best utilized. There is nothing in this universe which is totally valueless. There is mutual attraction everywhere. A tiny ant attracts a large entity and the large entity attracts the tiny ant. In the sentimental flow of devotion, when a per son thinks that he or she is attracting the vast universe including Parama Puruśa, and I am also being attracted, this conscious feeling of mutual attraction is termed Bhakti (devotion) in psychological parlance. Whether literate or illiterate, young or old, one endowed with this element of devotion is said to have a successful career, for the highest fulfilment of microcosmic existence lies in the very capacity of attracting the Great. The greatest Entity is attracting you with a mighty force. You are also attracting the greatest Entity with your limited force – you are not inferior to anyone.