Passage 19

In English

It is true that the education that you are getting is necessary to eke out your livelihood from day to day or to meet the responsibilities that come to you in your ordinary life, but you should not think that this is the end of education and the aim of all your life. Just to eke out your daily livelihood, it is not necessary to acquire higher education. By doing manual work of some kind, you can eke out your livelihood. We should not feel proud that we have reached the heights of achievements or that we have got higher education. The education that you are getting is not something which you should be proud of. These are very poor qualities. If we can understand and acquire the essence, , then every other will become available to you. All these material , that we learn for the sake of the material world are like individual rivers. But the Adhyatmic is like the ocean. These different branches of education, which are like the rivers go and join the ocean of spiritual education, and they lose their individuality. That is why it has been said, “.” Amongst all , Adhyatmic is the only true . We should try and promote the sacred in us if we really want to take the spiritual path and enjoy the bliss which the spiritual path will give us. In this process, the first step is to make an attempt to please your parents. There is a very moving story to illustrate this important aspect.