In English
Happiness or bliss is our nature. Because we give up this path, we run into all kinds of difficulties. There is an example for this. If the child in a cradle plays happily, the mother will not be surprised. In the thought that the child is playing happily, the mother will go and attend to other things. If the child, however, is unhappy or crying, the mother will rush to the child to see if there is an ant or an insect in the cradle. This shows that being happy is the natural feature and being sorry or unhappy is unnatural. It is natural for everything that is born to die. For such a natural thing as death, we are feeling sorry. For unnatural conduct on our part, we feel happy. There is a small example for this. If there is a small puncture in a cycle tyre or car tyre, all the air that is present will go out. This is natural. But, in a man’s body, there are at least ten big punctures and air is constantly going out and coming in. How natural is this situation. Our body is all the time being reborn. Taking such a transient life, we are building castles in the air and thinking that they are permanent. In this process, we are forgetting the permanent and sacred aspect of the . Wealth and fame are necessary but these are all ancillaries; they do not constitute the base. When divinity is present in you, these will be useful ancillaries. The confluence of all these makes up man’s nature. For these ancillaries, the aspect of the is like the central heart. It is often said that there cannot be a village without a temple and a human body without a heart. Our body, along with all the accessories, should be regarded as a village; and a heart filled with spirituality is to be regarded as the temple in that village. We should recognise the truth that these two are inextricably connected with each other. So also, we should have health and material possessions, and having had them, we should know how to make good use of them. We should accept some discipline and limitation. Too much of anything and unlimited conduct is not good. We need food, but we should take it in limits. We need water, but we should take it in limits. If we transgress these disciplinary limitations, it will cause a disease. In our body also, there is a 98.4° temperature. If what should be 98.4° becomes 99°, we say that fever has started. Even if there is a little more heat than required, it means that a disease has started. In the same manner, wealth, anger, temper and all qualities should be within limits. We must put these qualities along a useful path. Today, you call yourselves students. What is the use if we cannot be of service to others. We must make an attempt to acquire the obedience and humility that go with education and put them into practice. Having acquired knowledge and wisdom, if we take a wrong path, what is the use of our education. Today, people are not having , or or . They are showing or devotion to wealth. There is a small story.