Across world spiritual traditions, a Change of Heart refers to a profound transformation in one's inner being. Various traditions converge on the importance of self-reflection and introspection in achieving this transformation. However, they diverge in their specific approaches and perspectives on the process.
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Arjuna said: My delusion is destroyed and I have regained my memory through your grace, Achyuta. I stand firm, my doubts gone; I will do your word.
अर्जुन उवाच | नष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत | स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव ||१८-७३||
Even if a person of very evil conduct worships me with undivided devotion, that person is to be regarded as good, for he has resolved rightly.
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् | साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः ||९-३०||
Gods, celestial musicians, ancestral spirits, yakṣas, kinnaras, seers, and all the perfected ones — none of them can attain liberation if they turn away from the service of the Guru.
न मुक्ता देवगन्धर्वाः पितरो यक्षकिन्नराः । ऋषयः सर्वसिद्धाश्च गुरुसेवा पराङ्मुखाः
Salutations to the glorious sovereign Guru, by whose grace one is able to cast off the great darkness of ignorance. May that salutation bring the fulfilment of the highest aspiration — Self-realisation.
यस्मादनुग्रहं लब्ध्वा महदज्ञानमुत्सृजेत् । तस्मै श्रीदेशिकेन्द्राय नमश्चाभीष्टसिद्धये
I fold my palms in this salutation to honour the Guru, who is an ever-growing ocean of compassion. It is by the Guru's grace alone that a being becomes worthy of liberation from this wondrous and ever-changing cycle of worldly existence.
अयं मयाञ्जलिर्बद्धो दया सागरवृद्धये । यदनुग्रहतो जन्तुश्चित्रसंसारमुक्तिभाक्
When the mind unites with the Lord, in place of hatred there arises love, and in place of enmity there arises affection. Sweetness fills the mind, giving beauty to others. Instead of snatching, the feeling of renunciation awakens; the urge to serve others is born. The hands that once rose to oppress and wound others now rise to apply balm and to lift up the fallen. Such a transformation takes place, and beauty is established within the mind.
Perish that property, house, happiness, friend, father, mother or brother, who does not gladly help one turn one's face towards Rāma's feet!
जरौ सो संपति सदन सुखु सुहृद मातु पितु भाइ, सनमुख होत जो राम पद करै न सहस सहाइ
One who does not respectfully follow the advice of a selfless friend, teacher, and master will fully repent in their heart and undoubtedly harm themselves.
सहज सुहृद गुर स्वामि सिख जो न करै सिर मानि, सो पछिताइ अघाइ उर अवसि होइ हित हानि
Listen, O king, having aversion to Rama leads to repentance, while His adoration soothes the heart's agony.
अंतरजामी रामु सिय तुम्ह सरबग्य सुजान, जौ फुर कहहु त नाथ निज कीजिअ बचनु प्रवान
What good is a shower when the entire crop has dried up? What use is repenting over a lost opportunity?
Give up all hope and turn your faces homewards. It is not the will of Providence that Sītā should be married. All my religious merits shall be gone if I abandon my vow.
होहिं बिप्र बस कवन बिधि कहहु कृपा करि सोउ, तुम्ह तजि दीनदयाल निज हितूउ न देखौ कोउ
Listen, elders and great sages! Those who have insulted or heard Lord Shiva being insulted will face the consequences of their sin, and my father will also repent.
अस कहि नारद सुमिरि हरि गिरिजहि दीन्हि असीस, होइहि यह कल्यान अब संसय तजहु गिरीस
Abraham in the Koran is described as someone who turned to the stars, moon, and sun as the objects of his worship, until he realized the one who created all these things, and then he said, "I do not love those that set."
I am the eternal one without equal, whom no creature can kill or destroy. For this reason, O prince, turn your desires towards virtue, so that you may attain salvation through this means.
One becomes freed from their sins in proportion to their repentance.
You are the all-powerful deity who is the doer of everything, with your face turned towards every direction. You are the soul of all things, seeing, pervading, and knowing everything.
Consciousness, in turn, is swallowed up by the Mahat-soul, who is conversant with the past, present, and future.
When we resolve to cast off sorrow, it marks the beginning of happiness. Anything that brings us joy leads to pleasure, and this pleasure can give rise to pride, which in turn produces sorrow.
You are the friend of the ruler of the Yakshas. Your hands and feet extend in all directions to all places. Your eyes, head, and mouth are turned on all sides. Your ears are everywhere in the universe, and you are present everywhere, O Lord!
The sages have said that all calamities spring from envy, which, in turn, arises from error of judgment.
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