Passage 17

In English

Stick to the time and place for

It is not a fault if it is done in ignorance; but having once known that it is wrong and harmful, and after continuing and with that Name and faithfully, if they are subsequently changed, it certainly is wrong. Sticking faithfully to the Name and is the highest vow, and the highest austerity. Even if elders advise you, do not give up the Path approved by your mind! Of course, which elder will suggest to you that you should change the Name of the Lord and give up the Name that you adore? Do not consider those who tell you to do so as an elder: consider them as dullards. Again, see that as far as possible, the time and place of and are not changed and shifted. Sometimes, as while travelling, even if it becomes necessary to change the' venue the time at least should be kept unaltered. Even if one is in a railway train, or a bus, or some such inconvenient surrounding, at the specified time, one must, at least, recall to one's mind the and the done by oneself at the same time in the past.