In plain words
Whatever kind of singer a man may be, even if they be Nārada, Tumburu and their like, without purity of bhāva this singing does not become art. No sweetness comes into it. That is why only when we bring these, bhāva, rāga and tāla, rightly together in the mind and with speech, and utter it, does it give a sweet Ānanda. It does not only give sweetness; it can turn humanity even into divinity. Mānava means 'one who has faith': that is its meaning. How can we strengthen this faith? Only when we put into practice what we believe does this faith grow strong. The more we put it into practice, the more this faith grows.
Life is most precious. It is most holy. It is worth living. We must believe that it has a goal. Without this faith we cannot have self-confidence at all. For those without self-confidence everything is doubt. One who has these doubts gets no Śānti at all. A life without Śānti is wasted in this world. We may well say that the life of one who does not believe in himself and cannot believe in God is wasted. Only one who has deep, deep faith in God and in himself can live a holy life. Faith in ourselves Faith in GOD. This is the secret of greatness. We must first of all recognise such a principle.
Through the Name we can attain the Named. The Named is the form. We can win the form whose name we have gained. The whole world is made up of form and name alone. No object, no person, no matter can exist without form and name. So the form that rests on this name we can bring under our sway, wherever it may be. Rather than merely describing qualities and virtues, rather than merely singing His own līlās, rather than praising His principles and His bhāvas, it is most holy for us to utter His Name alone. When we describe Him as 'O Merciful One!', there may be ever so many merciful ones in the world. When we say, 'He who wears a human form in play', there may be ever so many who wear a human form in play, in the world. So by describing these līlās, those qualities, or those doings, we can receive only a passing joy of the mind; but by uttering God's very Name itself we can merge in Him.