Passage 4

In English

Hearts of all must be purged of hate

About nine centuries ago, wrote a drama called , in which Virtue is monarch, (or Equanimity) is the queen and the rival against whom the king has to wage war is (attachment). composed a similar play called , which deals with the same theme. King is there obstructed at every step by King , until he overcomes (obstruction), who has travelled about in the five regions of , , , , (outer and inner sense control, seating posture, breath control and withdrawal of sense activity) and found his way barred everywhere by righteous observances. is the , the mind which has to be purified and sublimated through and discrimination. Pour the mind into the crucible of and melt it so that you can mould God thereby; then every atom of the mind will become an atom Divine. The world is now living apart, in compartments, on the bases of race, religion, colour, creed, caste, convictions, etc. Those who question the validity and value of these compartments are themselves in a compartment, by themselves. Metal pieces heaped together are still pieces; they have not become one. The world has become united only in the form of a heap; it has not been melted in the crucible of love and moulded in the image of God. The hearts of all men must be purged of hate. Speeches and writings cannot bring about the unity of man; can the ocean get hot, when the forests are aflame with fire?