Passage 11

In English

The situation today is such that people who are sitting on the bank of a river are preaching to you about the depth of the river. They have not experienced the river. In another example, it is like people giving you a lecture about good food, without actually tasting the food. Basing ourselves on the words of the blind and lame people, are we justified in attempting to cross the river? The blind man has not seen the river; the lame man has not crossed the river. The nonbelievers are like the lame and the blind. They have no direct experience of divinity nor have they read about it in books. They start with lack of belief as a faith and they come together to promote this aspect. Students should recognise this truth and conduct themselves in a manner which is right. Put your faith along the path of , accept the injunctions of the elders and give happiness and joy to the elders and to yourselves. If you accept such conduct, your life can become an example to others.