Q426
Is participation in Bhajans a spiritual act?
This is doubtless a good act, but it is only an auxiliary element in spiritual discipline. Without getting rid of animal qualities, without transforming one's attitude and without getting rid of bad feelings, the continuous participation in Bhajans is of no value. Without removing the animal nature, a singer of Bhajans continues to be a sinner... Without the conquest of animal nature, all forms of external worship are of no use.
(SSS Vol 25, pg 165)
O LORD, TAKE MY LOVE
O Lord, take my love, and let it flow in fullness of devotion to Thee;
O Lord, take my hands, and let them work incessantly for Thee;
O Lord, take my soul, and let it be merged in One with Thee;
O Lord, take my mind and thoughts, and let them be in tune with Thee;
O Lord, take my everything, and let me be an instrument to work for Thee.