In English
If one wants to understand the aspect of divinity or to teach this aspect to others, he must have a clean mind. Any person who has not cleansed his mind will not be able to teach the aspect of divinity to others nor will he be able to understand it. You may ask if all the people who are preaching have clean minds. The reason for human beings having degraded to such depths is that people who do not have clean minds preach to others. In a dark and unclean room, scorpions, snakes and other insects can come in. If the room is clean and well lighted, there is no chance for such bad insects to come. In the same manner, in an individual who has a good and clean mind, there is no chance for qualities like lust, ego, jealousy and anger to enter or flourish. When we can compare ourselves with a standard that we may set, and accept it as a measure, we will realise how many bad qualities we have. If ignorance has to go, man must get the knowledge of . Even if milk and soap are used to clean charcoal, it is not going to turn white. On the other hand, the milk and soap might turn black. We may ask a question, is there any chance of the charcoal becoming white and bright? It is not as if there is no chance at all of turning the charcoal bright and white. The charcoal, when in contact with fire, will appear bright. Here we can notice the blemish that comes out of bad company, even to good people. In the same manner, if good people with good qualities like peace of mind and equanimity come into contact with bad people with bad ideas, not only can they not change the bad people, but they may also become bad and acquire bad qualities. Once your mind is not sacred enough, whatever effort you put in, it may become very difficult for you to take a good path. Truly, if man, from moment to moment, continuously goes on recognising the sacredness which is present in human nature, it will be possible for him to recognise the divinity that is present in him. As a result of good work the had done in their earlier lives, and as a result of the love and grace of God they had earned, they could develop such a sacred attitude. The place where they were born was a small village called . At that time there were no comforts at all. In those days, things were such that life was very difficult. There was neither a college nor even an elementary school, and the were totally illiterate. Although they were not literate, they had very good knowledge about the aspects of . Today’s education is such that it all relates to the external world. It only enables you to eke out your livelihood but it does not teach you the sacred aspects of . Fortunately, such learning and education as we have today did not exist in those days. If we examine whether the learning of today is at least enabling us to have good conduct, we will easily see the answer is no. Their life was totally along the path of truth. They pursued divinity through the path of love. Purity was the aim of their life. To understand was the destination of their life. Such were the qualities of the .