In English
Physical hunger must first be appeased
Divine Life is based on the quality of calm serenity (), which must be cultivated. This quality can be built only upon natural (sathwic) food, food that promotes health, strength, lightness of spirit, and earnestness of endeavour. There is no use distributing the juice of spirituality to underfed and weak people; give rice juice first; make them strong enough to entertain strong beliefs and contain strong ideals. Physical hunger must first be appeased by simple pure (sathwic) food. Then, try to repeat the name of the Lord, the name that appeals to you most. Do not treat the Name lightly; respect it even if you hear it from the lips of a beggar who uses it to procure aims. Though the person who utters it is bad or though his motive in uttering it is bad, do not ill-treat the Name; for its purity can never be harmed. Thank them for reminding you of the Lord and go your way. Above all, do not laugh at and discourage those who call on the Lord. What right have you to substitute misery where there was joy and doubt where there was faith? Love (): practise that; develop that; spread that - and all the hatreds and jealousies of today will disappear. That is the duty of the Divine Life Society, here as well as elsewhere.