Passage 7

In English

Today, we want to cross the river of our lives along with a heavy luggage in the form of a family. There are several who, like the blind and the lame, neither understand the depth of the river nor the effort involved. This is the reason why there are several unsacred actions entering the conduct of the students. If, therefore, we can put the in the proper path, the students will not pursue the wrong path. It is in this context that the , with their sacred hearts and their experience, should train the students carefully. There will no doubt be a good future for . The should take into their minds at least one or two good things and teach them to the children. It is said that for our life, there are twelve . It is not as if these twelve have twelve forms. The different aspects of teaching are to be identified with the twelve forms. To be born is a guru, to live on the earth is a guru, to be happy is a guru, to be strong is a guru. It is not right to have a guru only in the school or college. Even when we do business, there is something to learn. When we cultivate land, there is something to learn. In this way, everywhere there is something for us to learn; and in fact, the entire world is like a university. Not only this, all the creation around us is in the position of an important guru. Without any difference of caste or creed, the tree proclaims equality of every one. The mountains are teaching to us that we should not have so much attachment to and care of our body by showing how patiently they can stand in rain, sun and cold. The birds teach us to be unmindful of the changing days. The world is not permanent. The family is only an illusion. So says the man who is leaving the world after death. You have no right to keep on saying that this belongs to you or that belongs to you. The creation around you keeps on reminding you that nothing belongs to you. If you really want to understand nature, creation is the best school. The guru is himself. All that is contained in the creation - the mountains, the trees, the rivers - are teaching us constantly. The education that nature around us gives us is much more than the education given by a guru or a mother or a father. Therefore, if we can really understand the secret of the creation around us, our minds will not go after the attractions of the material world. There is nothing more wonderful or awe-striking than God’s creation.