Embodiments of Love! Lord Krishna declares in the Bhagavad Gita: Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati Bharata, Abhyutthanam adharmasya Tadatmanam Srijamyaham. (O Arjuna! Whenever there is a decline in Dharma and a rise in Adharma, I incarnate on earth.) God incarnates to teach Dharma (righteousness) to man and to raise him to the divine level. Dharma itself, therefore, takes human form. Devotion is most important in the life of man. Unflinching love for God is true Bhakti (devotion). But people waste their lives by their love for external worldly objects. Worldly love is not true love. This is sheer attachment, not love. Only love for God is true love. Intense love for God is real devotion. The outpouring of Prema (love) is Dharma. One who understands Dharma will foster Prema. A person who develops love for God can follow Dharma easily. Dharma and Prema are twins. But man today has lost both these qualities. Life without Dharma and Prema is barren like a wasteland. – Divine Discourse, Apr 24, 1996.