In English
Man's restlessness affects society too
Let me tell you a small example: killed the serpent that was poisoning the river and destroying all trace of life for miles around, by means of deadly fumes. No sooner was killed than the 'wives' (serpents) of his harem, prayed to for succour and surrendered to Him. This story is according to the . Now, what does this signify? In the Mind-lake (the ) of man, there lurks a poisonous serpent, desire. When that is destroyed, the various frailities and frivolities, triumphs, trials and failures, pains and pleasures, that desire brings in its train, surrender to God. Desire can be killed, only when faith in the as the very core of being is firmly established. Since all efforts are now directed to the accumulation of material goods and the satisfaction of sensual desires, man is tossed about on the waves of fight and faction, falsehood and greed. The individual is intimately related to society and so, his restlessness affects society too.