Passage 19

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“Shame! From today I give up stealing; I must become a true ṛṣi,” and bowing to that rich man, and bowing to her too, he told the whole truth: “Amma, I am a thief. Let me go; I shall go to the forest and, thinking of God, make my birth fruitful. I shall become a true ṛṣi,” he pleaded. Then they set him in a palanquin, held a festival procession, and left him in the forest. On the way he too bowed to Caitanya: “Swami, bless me that I may become a true disciple. I may serve the world. Grant that I may rise to such a height. From today I shall give up stealing,” he said.

In the same way, when, even sitting at bhajan for show, sitting at bhajan as a play, we have the honour of being students, if we truly become students who are true, students who are lasting, students who belong to Sai's Prema, the whole country will honour us. You can lead the whole country. You can win any amount of honour. So, hoping that you will become true devotees, true students, and blessing you, blessing you that you will strive to rid yourselves of this mala, vikṣepa and āvaraṇa, I bring My talk to a close.