Passage 13

In English

Fate cannot be erased with human effort. Unlike the vermilion mark on face, we cannot erase the fate written on one’s forehead. We should develop devotion through which it is possible to obtain God’s grace and love. Develop and foster good character, renunciation, benevolence, and good manners. Then, by God’s grace, your life becomes joyful. Make it a point to be cheerful at all times without resorting to grim faces (‘Castor oil faces’). You should always strive to find the inner significance and meaning of what you are dealing with. It is not enough if you do things mechanically. Spiritual experience is not a thing that can be borrowed or inherited from somebody. It is an experience confined to the individual concerned.