Passage 1

In English

STUDENTS ! Remember that it is only with the result of the merit which was accumulated by you during many lives that you have been able to join these Educational Institutions. What does the word student mean? It means a person dedicated to study. He is called because he seeks (knowledge). What does mean? means Light and means that which gives light. Of course our eyes give us light because they are blessed by the Sun. They make things in nature clearer and clearer. Thus we have five senses which collect information about nature and place them at the disposal of the mind. The mind has got a master namely the intellect which discriminates between the good and the evil and encourages you to accept the good and reject the evil. But as the basis of the (intellect) there is the (soul) which gives you the experience of the (Total Bliss), whenever you are aware of truth, goodness or beauty. Beauty is not to be mistaken for physical charm which is temporary. means proceeding from darkness to light, that is to say, from ignorance of the (Divine Self) to the awareness of the . People do not seek the (light) that can lead them from (inertia) into wisdom. The reason is they have no steadiness in their (spiritual effort). They pay more attention to material pleasure and the earning of money by any means to have what they hope will give happiness in the future. Steady effort in these directions is simply running after a mirage. All efforts must be directed towards the realisation of the truth, goodness and beauty which are latent in us as the .