Passage 26

In English

All of you have great love and adore Swami, but that love and adoration are of no use if you ignore the teachings of Swami. Even if you do not adore, if you believe in the truth of the word and enforce it in your daily life, Swami’s grace will always be with you in your life. It is no use if you simply utter the name of the Lord and do not follow the good things that go with the Lord. It is just like uttering the name of penicillin when you are running a high temperature. Only when you take in the penicillin will the temperature come down. When you are hungry, the hunger cannot be satisfied by uttering words like potato and chapati. If you eat them, it will be satisfied. It is no use if you only listen. You must try to remember the discourses you have listened to during this month, put them into practice and judge for yourself how far you have acted according to the word. Your parents must be able to recognise the transformation in you. When you return home, try to give evidence of the changes that have come about in you and make your people realise that you uphold the great culture of India.