Passage 2

In English

Attempt to acquire knowledge of yourself

Man has to pay attention to three basic duties in his quest for happiness: (1) He should forget what he has to forget, namely, the world around him and its tantalising pleasures. (2) He has to reach where he has to reach, namely, the goal of the Divine, the Presence of the Almighty and (3) He has to give up what he has to give up, namely, material desires and pursuits. The Vedhic prayer (Lead me from untruth to truth, lead me from darkness to light, lead me from death to immortality) summarises these aspirations very nicely. Strive to move away from untruth towards truth; attempt to acquire knowledge of yourself and of the origin of all Selves and thus shed your fundamental ignorance. Move away front thoughts and anxieties about this body, subject to decay and death and become aware of the Immortal Soul, which you really are.