The bee hovers around the lotus, it sits upon it, drinks the nectar; while drinking the sweet honey, it is silent, steadfast, concentrated, forgetful of all else! Man too behaves like that when he is in the presence of God. The hum of the bee ceases and is silent when drinking of nectar begins. Man too, sings, extols, argues, asserts, only until he discovers the rasa (sweet essence). That rasa is prema-rasa (the sweetness of love). Where there is love, there can be no fear, no anxiety, no doubt, no ashanti (absence of peace). When you are afflicted with ashanti you can be sure that your love is restricted, your love has some ego mixed in it. The experiencer of the prema (love) is the inner I, which is the reflection of the real ‘I’, the Atma (soul). When the senses are out of action, that ‘I’ will shine in its full glory. The senses are one’s deadly foes; for, they drag your attention away from the source of joy inside you, to objects outside you. When you are convinced that they are at the bottom of this conspiracy to mislead you, you will certainly stop catering to them! – Divine Discourse, Feb 26, 1968.