Passage 3

In English

Strive to secure Grace, not any lesser fruit

(Lord of celestial gods) is the presiding deity of the hand, and the confers the communion of human labour, the collective cooperation of human industry for the progress of the individual and of society. Also, (the spiritual teacher of celestial gods) is the deity of the intellect, and the associated with his name establishes cordiality and coordination. The Sacrifice for Moon () similarly tends to develop the harmony of hearts and the Sacrifice for Sun () the promotion of sameness of vision among all, for the sun is the deity that presides over the eye. Every has a great unseen influence on human affairs, for these sacred formulas are potent sounds, charged with subtle mysteries. Always concentrate on the lasting fruit; the universal, the spiritual. Do not pursue mean objectives; utilise the mind to follow the plan of the Lord to re-establish righteousnes () in the world. What can you plan with your paltry intelligence? A man once laughed at God for giving the majestic banyan tree a tiny molecular seed and conferred on the ash gourd a gigantic uncouth fruit. “No sense of proportion,” he said. However, he had to sleep once under the shade of a banyan tree and when he woke up after an hour or so, he saw a large quantity of seeds that had fallen on his body. If only the banyan tree had seeds in proportion to its size, a single seed falling from that height would have killed the critic in no time! He thanked God for his poor sense of logic and moved away perfectly safe. Take everything as it comes, and cultivate contentment. Do not multiply your wants and foster greed and despair. You take off your warm clothing when you start feeling warm yourself. The coat of desire has to be taken off when the warmth of devotion increases. Strive to secure grace, do not strive to secure any lesser fruit.