Passage 2

In English

This culture has upheld strength of mind and purity of thought, which are translated into beneficial resolutions and desires, as the essential requisites of a progressive human being. The mystery and splendour of God can be grasped only by a pure mind and a clear vision. That is why the Lord granted a new eye to in order that he might not be confounded by His Glory. A resolution adopted by the mind is like a stone thrown into a or lake. It produces ripples that affect the entire face and unsettles equanimity. A good (resolution) sets up a series of such thoughts, each contributing its quota to the process of purification and strengthening. culture insists on purity of because, like a flagrant flower in the hand, it will spread its beneficial influence on others and through others, on the society and community, in which the individual operates. A bad thought desecrates the individual as well as the community. Misery too is infectious; your impurity can pollute too. When the Mind acts in subordination to the Intellect or Discriminating Reason, it will help the Realisation of the Inner Truth. When it yields to the pull of the senses, then, it will tighten the bonds.