You know there is a rule here that you should come with empty hands, without even the traditional offerings of patram, pushpam, phalam and toyam (leaf, flower, fruit and water). Come with clean hands, hands that supplicate, not supply; hands that proclaim that they have renounced attachment to riches; then, I fill them with Grace. I must say that I demand and take Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi and Prema...(SSS Vol 5, pg 239)
When you demand a thing, you must be prepared to pay the price, the price equal to its value. Give something divine if you want the Divine. Do not try to get it for a flower that fades, a fruit that rots, a leaf that dries, or water that evaporates.
(SSS Vol 5, pg 234)
