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Gadhadā I-68

Yogiji Mahārāj said, “Harikrishnadās was a kothāri in Sārangpur. He said to Shāstriji Mahārāj, ‘There’s no sugar available in Sārangpur so let us not do annakut.’ However, Shāstriji Mahārāj had great affection for Thākorji and replied back, ‘Buy half kilo of sugar with 1 rupee, but do annakut.’”

Yogiji Mahārāj continued, “I heard this with my own ears. Do not put less in thāl (to save money). Always use the best ghee. Santo, do not believe the murtis are mere paintings on canvas. The murtis are Shriji Mahārāj himself. We should do pujā and ārti. Do pujā, ārti and thāl with the feeling that Shāstriji Mahārāj is manifest and sitting with us to gain the fruit of those activities. And you will feel that Bhagwān does exist (āstik-bhāv will develop). However, if one offers prostrations with a hidden nāstik-bhāv (feeling that Bhagwān does not exist), then Mahārāj will protest: you will not be liberated.”

[Brahmaswarup Yogiji Mahārāj: 4/211]