In English
Do not pay attention to mind’s vagaries
The Lord is the the basis, the support (); the world is the supported, the superimposed (). The basis is in oneself, the nearest entity, the closest companion, the very breath and life of the individual. How then can you point to the distance when you are asked about the Lord? His name, the name that appeals to you, is shaped by the intimateness of feeling and its depth, so far as you are concerned. Atheism is when the sun of sacred knowledge () has set; theism is when it rises. Inertia () is ignorance (); religious austerity () is spiritual wisdom (). If the mind is neglected and allowed to run wild, dullness and delusion () will hold sway. Some persons advise you to watch each step of the mind and note down all the false steps and evil intentions it encounters. No, that is a dangerous practice. Do not pay attention to its vagaries; strive for what you need and not for what you have to avoid. Count the false steps, and you will be led to commit them again. Resolve to walk right, and your steps will not falter or fail.