In English
Today, in the morning, some ideas about Indian culture and Indian traditions were given to you in the very first lecture. You were also told the meaning of spirituality. You learnt about the essence of all the religions of the world. Two aspects of this essence were indicated to you. One is philosophy, the other is our having to go through the spiritual path. From what was said about these two aspects, namely, philosophy and the spiritual path; I have got the impression that you have understood that philosophy, because it represents the qualities of the head, and spirituality, because it represents the qualities of the heart, are somewhat antagonistic and unrelated to each other. It is not possible that either of these things can dissociate itself from or ignore the other. If there is no heart, there is no use having the head. Even if one has the head, there is no use for it if there is no heart. Therefore, if in our lives we do not have either of these two, namely, the head or the heart, life will become completely useless. It is the first essential requirement that through our head we should make all the necessary enquiries relating to philosophy. After we have made the necessary enquiries with the head, we should attempt to reach the heart. That is our spiritual path. The first one concerns itself with the information and the second one with the transformation. If we do not gather the information, it is not possible to achieve transformation.