Passage 2

Bhajan is a good disciplinary process

Is this the be-all and end-all of human existence? No. It cannot be. He has the nobler-goal of selfillumination, of lighting the lamp of love inside him, and sharing the light of that lamp with all around him. Kama (desire) and krodha (anger) are the two enemies that will not allow him to keep that flame burning bright. Bhajan such as this, is a good disciplinary process by which these two can be kept away. Kama is the lust for physical pleasure, for power, for fame, for wealth and for scholarship. Krodha is anger, which is the result of foiled lust. If you long for peace of mind, you must take up the sadhana that will confer peace on you. If, Instead, you still engage in old habits, how can peace be yours? You stand at the square yonder, and wishing to come to Whitefield, board a bus that moves in the opposite direction and takes you to Hoskote. Is that the sign of an Intelligent man? You choose the wrong path and then complain that you are lost. Salt and camphor look alike, but you have to exercise your intelligence to discriminate between them. Brass make more noise than gold, but you should not be deceived by that and choose brass instead of gold.