Turn the love that arises in you towards God. Dedicate your body to the Divine. This is the true mark of devotion. There are three constituents in man : mind, the power of speech and the body. These three are called "Trikaranas" - the three active agencies in man. It is when all three are used for sacred purposes, man becomes sanctified.
Every human being needs to cultivate the spirit, irrespective of his beliefs. All need devotion. It is only spirituality that can purify the heart (and mind) of man. The second requirement is morality. Morality helps to purify speech (vaak). The third is "Dhaarmikam". All righteous deeds done by the body (or hands) sanctify a man. It is through spirituality, morality and righteousness that the three instruments get purified. Only the one who has achieved this triple purity can realize the Divine. If any of these instruments are impure, he cannot realize the Divine.
(Sanathana Sarathi, February 1996, pg 40)
