8. "Those who are born to God have fulfilled all their desires. So long as a man has any desires, he is incapable of such devotion."
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9. "The Master used to say that the worldly person is like a spring mattress—sit on it and it goes down, but the moment you get up, it springs back at once. The regard and devotion for God of these worldly men is just like a drop of water on a hot plate—it evaporates in no time."
S1980; 244-45
10. Referring to one devotee, Mother said, "He is so deeply engrossed in worldliness and still he says, 'Why do I not see the Master?' Many women used to come to the Master and say to him, 'Why can't we concentrate our minds upon God? Why can't we steady our minds?' and things like that. He would say to them,