True Worship and Devotion

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True Worship and Devotion

True worship, daily devotion,
rituals and prayers,
all are futile,
as long as false practice
and vain praise
do not leave the heart.

What merit is gained in sanctimonious display,
if the body bears no deficiency,
yet the mind is unsteady,
then no practice is truly complete—
true worship, daily devotion,
rituals and prayers.

Since birth, the heart has not felt
what I am doing!
I never came into this world
to create conflict;
forgive me, O Lord.

One who does not feel remorse
cannot be human.
If the mind understands the mistakes of mistakes,
all prayers are accepted—
true worship, daily devotion,
rituals and prayers.

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