Passage 27

In English

Once you have recognised truth, you must always follow the path dictated by the truth. It is the aspect of which teaches us the nature of truth. We should understand that stands as the basis for all that you see in this world. It is possible that we commit some wrong, but we must not commit it after realising it is wrong. It is inescapable that you will have to suffer the consequences of all that you do. Even when explained the truth to , he could not recognise the truth because he was steeped in lust. This was responsible for his losing his kingdom and his getting into a lot of trouble. knew all the four and all the and did penance for hundreds of years to get the vision of . Yet his knowledge did not get him out of his difficulties. He was also acquainted with several branches of material learning and could even travel in the air. There is evidence for this in the . In spite of all this knowledge, ran into difficulties because of one bad quality, namely lust. It does not matter how many branches of one knows, but all this is useless if you do not put the knowledge into practice. If you understand the omnipresent nature of , you would have understood all the , as that is the essence of all the . I am hoping that from today you will acquire the strength and determination to put into practice what you learn during your stay here.