Passage 10

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In plain words

He … searching only for others' mistakes. Blaming others becomes his whole occupation. He … inquire… into his own fault at all; when these guṇas are present, this is the nature of rajo guṇa. One can recognise for oneself that rajo guṇa … nature. And what is tamo guṇa? His own is not …. He cares nothing for what is others'; he is sunk wholly in selfishness.

How? A small example. Swami gave someone some command. He has Prema for Swami. … there is. He has the longing to be near Swami. But when He says, 'Do that,' they say, 'I do not like this.' When you have … for Swami, why should you not like even the words Swami has spoken? Looked into deeply, this … is nothing but selfishness. He is looking to his own liking, but not to Swami's liking. This is 100% … the mark of tamo guṇa. There is Prema for Swami, but selfishness has not been let go. If we keep sinking into this … itself, how shall we ever understand the good of others? If truly for Swami … …, why should you not obey Swami's command? Whatever happens, 'Swami has said it, I must do it': that … itself is the mark of the sāttvika guṇa. There is no … that comes to Swami from your doing this work. Swami says it for your good. You have not understood it rightly. If you ask why I am …ing this: when small, small examples are told, a … comes about for setting right the guṇas in you. It is not to point out your faults. In human nature such mistakes … do keep happening. But you must see to it that no room comes for such mistakes. If you ask how this is … for Bhakti: we keep doing the Name, 'Rām Rām.' What ideals of Rāma have we … into practice? We do japa, 'Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa.' What commands of Kṛṣṇa are we walking by …? … we do japa, 'Sairam Sairam.' How far are we … the ideal of Sai Rām? Merely remembering 'Govinda, Nārāyaṇa, Sai Rāma' amounts to our hurting the … of Rāma, Kṛṣṇa and Govinda. You are only turning into a traitor to Rāma. You are turning into a Kṛṣṇa … …. You are turning into a traitor to Sai. Remembering, greatness …: a tape recorder too remembers. A gramophone too remembers. As much fruit as it has, just so much … you. A body that is inert. How far are you putting it into practice? Even if not all, should we not put at least some … or two into practice?

This is something we know. In the Rāmāyaṇa, Hanumān met Vibhīṣaṇa and ….