Passage 2

In English

, , is the of God

The teaches that envy and greed can be overcome by practising love and detachment. People have themselves resolved upon a day as the birthday of the , which they celebrate with pompous and speeches! In the midst of this confusion the essential teachings of the are ignored. When exactly did the originate? What does mean? Literally the word means 'song.' Since God is Omnipresent, the Song of God, too, must be Omnipresent. So, in reality, () is the of God. God's song cannot be only for a few or only for some people or in a language understood only by one nation. is Universal, eternal, full of the essence of all spiritual significance. So, alone, can be the real of God. And It can have no birthday that man should celebrate, having itself arisen before time began. Our Self is resonant with . But amid the clamour of the market-place and the noise of the commerce of life, our little selves are not able to hear it. Our own senses lay claim to our attention. Our minds crave for being let free among the pleasures of the outer world. Obviously our passions and prejudices have to be calmed before we can hear , the Song of the Lord that wells up from the heart.