"Neither man, nor woman
Not even human
When stillness softly descends
Presence arises as an infinite ocean
And seeking dissolves into being
No one here, nobody there
Only love, only silence
Gratitude becomes devotion"

As you go deep in yourself, deep in meditation, gratitude will come. Meditation means a true understanding of how things are - this understanding will bring an immense gratitude, almost too much to feel, to understand. It is too much. and this gratitude, as you say, becomes devotion.

It is the same the other way around; when there is true devotion, and as you go deeper and deeper, you learn the beauty and the ecstasy of devotion. And there will be such gratitude ... You will know that this is the only thing that matters - to be devoted to That, to This, to Love, to Truth, to Freedom.

Gratitude is really the essence of meditation, of self inquiry, of who you are. When you go to the source, there will be devotion - a true devotion, for now you have felt It. Only the heart can understand devotion - nobody from the mind can, no ego can.

Devotion means that you are always ready for your beloved, for your truth. The master is only an excuse, but without him you'd never have experienced this divine devotion. It cleanses you from all your egoistic things - you manage to go beyond your limits, you forget yourself in devotion. When you forget yourself, there is only love. Out of love, gratitude will come, and out of gratitude. there is such peace. how to talk about this, how to share this?

"No one here, nobody there - only love, only silence. Gratitude becomes devotion".

This fragrance only comes once in a while - when it comes, follow it. You can only talk about love, meditation and devotion to meditators, to devotees - otherwise, it is almost sacrilegious, because it's not understood.

I'm talking to your heart. You'll only understand if your heart is ignited. Learn to listen to your heart - learn to be silent and listen to the heart.