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Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

Focus of Devotion · You Become What You Worship

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यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः । भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम् ॥

yānti devavratā devān pitṝn yānti pitṛvratāḥ, bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino'pi mām.

Meaning

"Worshippers of the gods go to the gods, worshippers of the ancestors go to the ancestors, worshippers of spirits go to the spirits, and My worshippers come to Me."

Explanation

Where devotion is placed shapes where it ultimately leads—the object of your focus quietly becomes your destination.

Today's Life Lesson

Choose today where you place your deepest focus and devotion—it shapes where your life eventually leads.

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