In English
Difference between worldly and spiritually minded
Man needs pure Vayu for good health. Students should realise the importance of maintaining the putty of the environment and developing a pure heart in the interests of their body and mind. Some kind of cleaning powder is used for cleaning vessels. Similarly prayer is the means of cleansing the heart. Through a pure heart one achieves spiritual insight. Impure minds are the cause of many heart troubles. When the heart is filled with all kinds of worldly desires, there is no room in it for spiritual effort. There is a vast difference between one who is attached to worldly things and one who is devoted to . This may be illustrated from the actions of and , the two principal of the . Both and were supreme masters in the arts of using (weapons directed by ) and (lethal weapons). But what a difference between the two! was highly spiritually minded. After he was wounded all over the body in the. battle, when blood was flowing from the wounds, lying on a bed of arrows he taught (righteousness) to the . His teachings are contained in the (part dealing with peace-keeping) of the . On the other hand, when heard say “” ( is killed), he did not even wait to hear that it was the elephant named that had died, he concluded that his son had died, and he collapsed on the battlefield. was filled with worldly attachments. was filled with love of (virtuous action).