Passage 6

In English

When the mind is attracted by so many dif-ferent worldly matters and gets entangled in them, the good things that you listen to may not enter your mind freely. In that context, it is necessary that in the first instance, you turn your mind away from worldly mat-ters and turn it towards spiritual and Godly matters. In your daily life, at all times, you are attracted by worldly matters and worldly issues. Sometimes you may have the opportunity of listening to sacred things, but it will not be possible for them to enter your mind because of the prior presence of worldly issues therein. In the world today, there are many people who are believers in God and who have studied texts like , , , and . But how many of them have been able to put into practice what they preach? How can one expect to experience the bliss simply by preaching and not practising what he preaches?