Passage 9

In English

Develop the capacity to face adverse situations

When told , "You are my father; you are my mother; you are my.teacher; you are my wealth and my everything," surrendering himself completely to , then only did reply: "You are my disciple; you do my work; do everything for Me and I shall take care of you." While dealing with "" taught how to surrender totally to His Will. freed from the sense of identifying his body with the (the indwelling Divine Spirit). As long as that overwhelming body-consciousness persists, we will not be able to practise any spiritual discipline of , or . In fact, attachments pollute the heart. Without cleansing the heart of these impurities, it is not possible to fill it with holy feelings. "," said , "you are steeped in body-consciousness. Cast off that delusion, then only will I be able to fill your heart with wisdom and bliss." Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow. "Have you yearned for God, for ? When you cry out for God and for , the yearning becomes (spiritual effort). You clamour for a number of things, but when there is a decline in ',' you must cultivate courage. You must develop the capacity to face adverse situations. Today you should have immense courage and unshakable determination. Avoid blind and foolish courage. One should have the capacity to discriminate and behave in accordance with the time, place and circumstance. Here and elsewhere, you should always have courage in your heart and the determination needed to accomplish the task." Thus did exhort .