In plain words
So we must cultivate good feelings, steep ourselves in good conduct, live in helping others, and take a vow to make Satya grow.
Today the saptāha comes to its close. We must understand that samāptam means Brahma-prāpti. Brahma-prāpti means to recognise everything as one. To believe in the principle of the Lord of all, who is in everything: this is Brahman-hood. But today we must offer up into this divinity called fire the bad qualities in us, the evil designs, the wicked thoughts, the evil feelings, and make the needed effort to nourish good feelings, good conduct and good qualities.
Life is made of sun and shade. That is, it is made of joy and sorrow. There is no joy without sorrow. Where there is sunlight, right beside it there is shade. The shadows are many. The sunlight is one. When the sun's rays fall on a tree, there are many shadows under that tree. But the sunlight is one. Through the delusion of the body, falling prey to many kinds of infatuation, some Ajñāna may begin in it. But the light of the Ātma is one. We strut about, saying our knowledge has grown. If knowledge had truly grown, there would be no room at all for Ajñāna. Today, together with knowledge, Ajñāna is growing still more. This is not right knowledge. If you switch on a torch, will there be darkness? If there is darkness even when the torch is on, it means there are no cells in that torch. It means there is no bulb. If both bulb and cells were there, there would be no room for such darkness to come. Today's knowledge is growing only with selfishness and self-interest; it is not progress that comes with a broad heart, with sacred feeling, with the welfare of the world. The people of this country want to burn that country to ashes, and the people of that country want to burn this country to ashes. Are these good feelings? Knowledge whose progress lies in burning to ashes is complete Ajñāna. Even an insect can do harm. Doing good is hard even for Maheśa. Doing harm is no greatness. Doing good is greatness.
Without goodness in the mind, goodness in conduct, goodness in deeds, how would Sai be pleased and give you joy?
There is no good conduct. There are no good words. There are no good minds. If God is to be pleased and give boons, how will He come and give boons? This is nothing but complete Ajñāna. If we want to receive a boon from God, we must develop a good mind. We must utter good words. We must enter into good conduct. Only when these three come together does divinity spring forth there.