Inference

If you have tears in your eyes when you think of God or your Master, it is gratitude pouring out of your heart. Emotional surrender prepares us for liberation.

Most ancient Hindu Temples floors have the engraved inscription or carvings in stone on the temple floor showing devotees doing sashtanga namaskara in the direction of the main temple deity. Sashtanga namaskara is a full body prostration done with folded hands where the entire body touches the ground to signify the surrender of our ego or intellect and as a mark of respect to God. It is a symbol of dropping the ego and taking refuge at the Lord's feet.

Let us now learn how to do a Sashtanga Namaskara. The posture of the salutation differs according to one's gender. Follow the illustrations below:

We must surrender our ego in order to take refuge in God.

All the above concepts demonstrate that matter can change its form. Matter can become energy. Energy can become matter. All matter at its core is energy. The source or form of energy may differ eg. light energy, wind energy, thermal energy, sound energy, electrical energy, kinetic energy, potential energy etc. but the energy itself is one and the same it is cosmic energy. This superconscious energy is what all cultures and religious traditions refer to as "God". Therefore, everything is God. To love god is to have loving devotion towards all beings.

Part 2: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 - Lesson 5 of 14_English_part_2.md

Topic of discussion: "What is surrender of the senses?"