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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=You know, our transactions are of two kinds. You give something, and at the same time you take something – this is called a commercial transaction. You give some dollars and receive some article in exchange. This transaction is mutual. This transaction is a business. When the transaction is unilateral, that is, when you are giving something and don’t get anything in return, it is called “sevá”. In English, sevá is unilateral or one-sided.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=You know, our transactions are of two kinds. You give something, and at the same time you take something – this is called a commercial transaction. You give some dollars and receive some article in exchange. This transaction is mutual. This transaction is a business. When the transaction is unilateral, that is, when you are giving something and don’t get anything in return, it is called “sevá”. In English, sevá is unilateral or one-sided.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that Dharma stays with a person even after death. Its a person's friend for eternity. Anandamurti then explains the four different | Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that Dharma stays with a person even after death. Its a person's friend for eternity. Anandamurti then explains the four different [[Samskrta]] words for the English term friend: Bandhu (when love is so strong that separation cannot be endured), Suhrda (a friend who guides you mentally and remains with you forever), Mitram (a colleague) there are three preconditions for such achievement: ''Pranipatena'' (surrender to the Supreme being), ''Pariprashnena'' (proper questioning), and ''Seva'' (selfless service). Anandamurti goes on explaining that one receives spiritual knowledge from the Supreme entity in the form of the Guru. Such an asset cannot be bought with money. Devotees will have to please the Lord by their tireless efforts to serve His created beings.<ref name="AV4"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||