In English
The 'I' has become an 'ism', has put on a form, a vesture, which it is loath to give up, the which has rendered it , egoist! When you are in bed, asleep, dreaming and wandering through varied escapades and experiences, what has happened to the body which you had fostered as you yourself? And while in deep sleep, where have all the levels of consciousness taken refuge? Sleep is a short death: death is a long sleep. You, the 'I' in you, endow the inert material vehicle called body with consciousness. You are the Cosmic Consciousness, God, temporarily in the role of 'I'. The body-mind complex is the instrument to be utilised for that role. Use it for furthering God's purpose, executing God's will. This is the message of . Another mistaken idea some people entertain is that they can kill themselves by suicide or . So, they plan to punish and destroy the body which is inert and incapable of initiative. The mind has to be punished, for the despair which overwhelms the will to live is caused by the erratic mind, not the body. Delve into the vagaries of the mind, learn to direct it along straight paths and emerge as the victor over despair.