In English
Here is one example for this. It is common practice, in and other parts of India, for several people to go on pilgrimages to holy places and offer their hair to the Lord. What is the meaning of giving this useless hair on one’s head and in return seeking God’s grace, which is something much more valuable? Is this because God has not got this kind of unsacred and bad hair? It is not so. It is necessary for us to look at the inner significance of this act. The hair on one’s head is dark and symbolises this lazy, sleepy quality, or the in him. The significance of this act is to declare, “Oh, God, I want to give up and go back as one who is free from this quality of laziness.” In this manner, ignorance and darkness are growing enormously among people. Mere acquaintance with the contents of several books is being given more importance and the practice thereof being neglected. This must be called . This will not give us true . The true which we have is the and by using this, one should make an attempt to understand his own inner self and the significance of his life. For this, some amount of is very essential. here signifies your ability to convert your actions into sacred ones by relating all work with God. We must try and make an attempt to give up the and do sathwik work with the body, and also to do sacred service to the community around you. Such a change with the body and also to do sacred service to the community will be valuable. Your body should undertake such work which the sacred thoughts of your mind will direct it to do. If your mind at any time cautions you that what you are thinking is wrong, then you should not allow your body to do that particular work. Also, there are the thoughts which come to your mind, and are connected with the . All your thoughts should be sathwik in nature and the words you utter should be synthesised with those thoughts. The meaning of is that what-ever thoughts enter your mind, whatever words come out of you, whatever action you undertake to do should all be in complete harmony. When your joins your defined in this manner, then, only, your life will become fruitful and useful.