Passage 17

In English

had said that one who teaches you the very basis of education is the real teacher, and one who tells you that all that you have to do is to reach the divinity of God, is the true father. Such is the teacher and such is the father that you have to seek. But unfortunately, today neither such teachers nor such fathers are available to you. Teachers of today are themselves not following the correct path, and accordingly, the students who learn from such teachers are also not following the correct path. Both are really deceiving the community in which they live. In this young age of yours, while you are still in your youth, the kind of sacred thoughts that generate in your mind and the sacred experiences that you go through will determine the future for you. A young lad by name attended the drama of , whereby he learnt the importance of truth. He went back to his mother and told her that he would stick to truth in his later life, and by sticking to truth, evolved into being known as . Even in those days, there were teachers who wanted to put on the wrong path. When the teacher tried to put him on the wrong path, did not yield. He stuck to the truth, and because of this, he ultimately succeeded even though it meant disobeying his teachers.