Gratitude Is The Way To Approach The Divine

Approach the Divine with the attitude of gratitude. We feel so grateful, so deeply connected to the Divine that our whole life changes. People approach the Masters from different levels.

I have seven kinds of people who approach me:

• 1. people who approach me out of greed;
• 2. people who approach me out of fear;
• 3. people who approach me out of worry;
• 4. people who approach me for name and fame;
• 5. people who approach me out of jealously and comparison;
• 6. people who approach me out of ego, to strengthen their ego;

7. there are a few, very few who approach me out of gratitude.

There's one problem with people who approach me out of greed. Not only do they have greed, they also have their own ideas and fantasies about a Master. When we have a strong fantasy about things we will not be able to relate with reality. People who come with fear will never be able to get rid of that fear. They will be stuck with that because fear itself is a fantasy.

At different levels people approach the Master of God. The more mature we are, the more we will feel connected to that person who will give us fulfillment. When we become mature, when we are above fear and greed, we will approach the same Master, the same God, with more maturity.

According to our maturity our attitude differs. The more mature we are,

the more the gratitude happens. The less the maturity, the more we fill our life with prayers. Prayer is greed; confession is fear! That is why I say, 'Gratitude is the greatest prayer, and 'Thank you', the greatest mantra.' Based on how we approach the Divine, the community system is created. How much we share with society depends on how mature we are. With the same maturity, we approach God also. If we miss money, we go to the God who gives money. If we miss knowledge, we go to the God who gives knowledge. If we feel insecure, we go to the God who protects us. If we miss spiritual experience, the ultimate experience, then we go to the Divine incarnations, the ultimate expressions of the Divine.

You will experience the Divine according to your level of maturity. As long as you are caught in fear or greed, you go only to those types of Gods. Starting at different levels is okay, but we should not stop and stay there. It is like failing to proceed to the second grade from the first.

Krishna (incarnation of Lord Vishnu) says in the sacred text the Bhagavad Gita 'The person who approaches Me out of love and gratitude, is the best person, for I am dear to him and he is dear to me'