In plain words
The mind alone is the cause of our sorrow, our joy and our Mokṣa
Why were we born? Why are we living? Why are we perishing? If we ask ourselves these questions, we find that the root cause of them all is our own mind and its feelings. That is why it is said, “Manayeva manuṣyāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ bandhamokṣayoḥ.” Our own mind is the cause of our sorrow, of our joy and of our Mokṣa.
All the sin of reviling others falls on you; others are not others, they are Paramātma.
It is your own Paramātma that you revile. You are hurting others. This is the great ignorance. “The One, the ruler, the inner Ātma of all beings.” We must cultivate such a divine feeling. We must share that divine feeling with others. We must widen the path of Dharma. Only then can you attain divinity. In life all of us are travelling along one path or another. One may be a sannyāsī. Another may be a householder. To think ‘I am a householder, a householder’ is only one’s own feeling! To think ‘I am a sannyāsī, a sannyāsī’ is only one’s own feeling too! We keep hanging labels on ourselves, but we make no effort to let go of the feelings lodged in our heads. That is why: