Page 215 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 5

THEY TAKE MILK BUT ALSO EAT PICKLES AFTER THAT
Prapanna is always in a state similar to meditation and is a natural servant of the divine and His creation.
Sometimes when we begin to serve with involvement we get attached to how well the service goes. We do tend to worry about our service and this is a fall from the state of Prapanna where our being a ̳doer‘ erases our performance. There is an ancient Sufi saying that states "Trust in Allah, but tie up your camels." It means to take responsibility for our part, and then leave it where it is. If the universe sees it fit to unleash the camels, well, who are we to think otherwise?
It is true that milk and pickles may be opposites. This is true also when we reach the condition of Prapanna we naturally start serving Him. But service brings in the capacity to serve and a mastery of its own. That is the origin of Prabhu gati. How can Prapanna and Prabhu co- exist? That is the point we realise when we come to the position of Prapanna Prabhu. Seers found it necessary to explore this duality, the pairs of opposites. Our lives 204