In plain words
Do it in this way: this alone is the guru's command,' he said. Very well, they went. It was the command … gave, was it not! As commanded, they dipped it in all the rivers. In all the temples they … …. They had darśan and came back. They brought holy water from Kāśī. To share this holy water among many people one must hold … …. That is, one must feed everyone. Those who come back from pilgrimage keep making these … …. They invited all the friends. Meals for everyone … … … he called all the pilgrims who had come. 'My dear ones! Along with you this melon … … the darśan of God. Cut it and first of all give it to everyone as prasāda,' he said. It … … very bitter. 'Alas! Swami! We cannot eat this,' they said. 'My dear ones! This too … … holy baths along with you, did it not! It has touched the feet of all the great souls, has it not! It has entered all the temples, has it not? … why has the … not gone?' In the same way you are having darśan of God. You are making pilgrimages. You are … … bhajans. But if the hearts are still bitter, what use is it? The great souls … …. They spoke very well. People go about saying they heard well; but are we saying that we have chang… … … well? The benefit that comes merely from hearing, without our changing, …; the bad qualities in us must change to some extent. That alone is the fulfilment of having heard. We … …. What is the fulfilment of having eaten? The hunger must go. If the hunger does not go, is that as though one had eaten food? … …. If one has truly eaten, the hunger must go. If one has truly drunk water, the thirst must be quenched. … if you change, the mind must enter a sacred feeling. So our Bhakti, our conduct, our … …qualities, all of these have come about for the change of the mind. The change of the mind is most … …; by outward practice alone the fruit is not seen by us. With Prema … perform our karmas …; perform karmas without … and there is no use. Better than words without heart, a heart … … without words is very good.
Such purity we must earn. That itself is true education. That itself is the true divine… … Prahlāda too told.
My teachers made me study; I studied the very śāstras, chief among them Dharma and Artha; many are the things I have studied; of all studies I have studied the whole secret, father!