Passage 9

In English

Evil desires rob man of peace

Students must make all efforts to know the Reality () by boldly entering the realm of the spirit, as , the son of , is said to have done in the . sought to discover the First Cause, the Reality, that which is neither born nor subject to death, which has neither beginning nor end. The hypothesis that food was the cause of life was rejected. His father led him from one theory to another, which he visualised as the ultimate Truth. was convinced that the Cause could not be either water or fire or air or ether (). It could only be God. The One Divine remains one, though It is cognised in and through diverse Forms. It can and does assume these forms. It wills to be Many. - I am one; I shall be many. So, all things and beings in the Universe have God as the cause. Scientists who have not attained the knowledge of the totality suffer from want of faith in the Divine Will. You must give up this weakening complex and venture courageously on the path of discovery. That is the purpose of religion, as emphasised in Indian culture. There is no defect in the goals that Indian culture has laid down; the fault lies in the minds of those who judge it. Cleanse the mind of material desires and sensual longings. Then you will find that the teachings of all religions are sound and satisfying.