Passage 16

In English

In this tumbler, there is water and at the bottom of the water there is sugar. If we drink the water from the surface, it will be tasteless. If we stir it nicely and then drink it, the water will taste sweet. There was sugar even earlier, but when we stirred the sugar, it spread everywhere and gave us the sweetness. So also in the tumbler of our heart, there is the sweet sugar in the form of divinity. Because we do not recognise this divinity, we experience only the superficial worldly pleasures. But if we use our ‘’ as a spoon and stir the sugar, with the help of , then there will be sweetness everywhere. Therefore, if you perform , materially and spiritually, you will taste sweetness. But we do not do this. When we talk of God, we talk nicely and say nice things; but we go on deceiving people in actual life. Even if others do not know your deceit, does not God know your true nature? Thus external show is not important. Whatever you want to do, you must do it from the depths of your heart. From ancient times, such external devotion in the form of ritual was promoted; and we are unable to show the real strength of inner devotion. does not consist of having a photo for worship and giving it everyday or shouting , . True means that there must be a transformation in your behaviour. God is within you, around you and in you. He is omnipresent. Recognising this truth, you must arrive at the result that you and God are one. This is the truth that you must realise. Performing such , and recognising this truth, students should undertake to spread the spiritual glory of our country. Only if you achieve this objective and bring about a transformation in yourself, will your stay here, for the last one month, be useful and purposeful. You should enjoy bliss and also be able to transfer such bliss to others with whom you come into contact. You should try and develop into people with or . You should not have .