In plain words
We do not look at the inner meanings. We do not examine the meanings of the words. We do not try to recognise what is true. In the principle of kṣara and akṣara, every kind of knowledge, knowledge of letters, knowledge of words, knowledge of speech, must be in us. Only when all these kinds of knowledge are in us does humanity become meaningful. If they are not there, humanity goes to waste. My golden ones! So we must recognise the special worth in humanity. With humility, we must nurture obedience.
Education gives humility; from humility comes worthiness; from worthiness, wealth; from wealth, Dharma; from Dharma man attains this world and the next.
Humility is what matters most for us. If we live without humility, in haughtiness, idleness comes to the haughty. For this idleness there is no place anywhere. There is no right even to eat. There is such a law. We must work. Only when the muscles melt do the teeth move. We must live with a feeling such as this. We must live with proper discipline. We must take part in service to society. It is not sitting at home and eating. It is not that we passed in First class. Even if you get no marks in the subject in your class, Swami is still happy; but in life you must never bring remarks. We must lead a life that is free of them.
We must think of faith as our very breath. There must be faith in everything. Some people say, "What are these, blind beliefs? If you go on believing everything, there is no madness greater than this," they think. Who lives in this world without faith? Without the faith that he will go to the market, buy vegetables and come home, a man will not go to the market at all. If he thinks, "Will I come home again in the evening after going to the office, or will I die somewhere on the way?" he cannot go to the office at all. Every single thing. From rising at dawn to lying down at night, we do our work with faith alone. But faith in God is the one thing we lack. We pass our life holding on to an almanac written by an astrologer. If today is new moon, we offer libations. If today is Ekādaśī, we keep vows. Did this Ekādaśī or new moon come wearing a signboard? We believe the almanac the astrologer wrote. But when the Veda declares in so many ways, as loud as a bell, "Tat tvam asi, prajñānaṃ brahma, ayam ātmā brahma, ahaṃ brahmāsmi," you do not believe it. That weakness is in you. You easily believe what is passing and impermanent. You do not believe what is eternal and true.