Passage 16

In English

You can ever be free from worries and fears

Man is a prisoner of his senses so long as these two keep him under guard. Man strays away into misery and pain, because he loses the sense of value, and runs after the temporary and the trivial. He ignores the voice of God that warns and guides from within, and pays the penalty for the transgression. Life is to be dedicated not for mere food and drink, or mere catering to the cravings of the senses. It has to be devoted to the attainment of the that God alone can confer. Of course, worries and fears there will always be, along the road that you take from birth to death. But, you can ever be free from both, provided you have as the Giver of Light, the name, . At least from now on, recite the name and dear children, you will have joy and peace. Never care for the obstacles that may come your way; the name will clear the path. The (milkmaids) of were chastised and punished by their parents, parentsin- law and even husbands for taking the name of , but, they had the name printed on their hearts, just like the pictures in the books you read, and they could not remove the Name, just as you would find it impossible to remove the picture from the paper! When you have the Name in your heart and on your tongue, you will never go astray, your hand will be clean, your eyes will be bright, your face will beam with courage and self-confidence. Man has been endowed with (spiritual knowledge), the capacity to distinguish what is good and bad, for himself, for the family into which he is born and for which he is indebted for bringing him up until adulthood when he was a helpless dependent stripling, for the village where he first saw light, for the country which gave him the rich heritage of culture, and for humanity of whom he is a valuable, a significant member.