Passage 9

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Once we have put this Ahaṅkāra far away, a man is freed from bondage. So this Ahaṅkāra, this sense of mine, is something we ourselves have invited in.

We must recognise the truth that divinity is in every human being, and act on it. A man puts on the garb of a sannyāsi. “I am a sannyāsi, a sannyāsi,” he keeps saying of himself. But as long as he truly says of himself, “I am a sannyāsi,” he is not a true sannyāsi. As long as one says of himself, “I am a householder, a householder,” that one is not a householder. Both these are merely their delusions. The day we give up that delusion, that very day is the true Ātma-svarūpa. So we must put these delusions far away and recognise the truth that there is nothing greater than service. Every one of our active workers must recognise this truth from today; we must achieve fear of sin, love of God and morality in society. Truly, if love of God itself comes into us, fear of sin arises at once. In a society where these two have come together, we can achieve morality. That is the light for mankind. So every person must try to grow the feeling of the divine. We must gird up our loins for service to society. These two alone are the true paths for us. Prema and service: the two are two wings for us.

Like birds that fly by the strength of their wings, following the paths that birds have flown from the first, you must reach the goal swiftly; good qualities, sacrifice, steadfastness in Satya: a being without them is a being without life; a being who does no service is, in a dark house, a blind being, you may say.

If there is no serving, he can be called nothing but blind. So Prema and service are both two eyes for us. Prema and service: these two alone are our two wings. If we gain these two wings, our life will easily reach its goal. We will recognise Satya. We will lead a life of Satya. So it is most necessary that we grow both of these in these servants of ours.

Prema, service. Not only Prema for God alone. God is everywhere. Īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvam. We must love everyone. Merely to act as if you love and then to hate is a great fault. Saying what you think, doing what you say. Then we will have no troubles of any kind. There will be no room for unrest of any kind. No sorrow of any kind will come near us.