In plain words
So one must not divide them, saying God is one thing and Prakṛti another. An example for seeing the Paramātma in Prakṛti: this is a tumbler. When you look only at its shape, you can say it is a tumbler. What is this tumbler's basis? If you think about it, you find it is silver. One who looks at the silver does not think of the tumbler at all. One who looks at the tumbler does not think of the silver at all. Only one who knows both puts the two together and calls it a silver tumbler. So the tumbler and the silver are one. Some see the shape, others see the basis. Without the Paramātma there is no Prakṛti. Today those who see only Prakṛti are many. Those who see this Prakṛti as the form of the Paramātma are very few. I keep saying this again and again. What is this? When asked, they say this is cloth. But what is the basis of this cloth? Thread. They see the cloth, but they do not see the thread. Without thread there would be no cloth. Without silver there would be no tumbler. Without clay there would be no pot. Without Brahman there is no Prakṛti. So the nature that recognises that form of truth, that principle of truth, must spring up in every man.
Conquer the senses
The senses have taken you over and are driving you. Recognise this truth, bring the senses under your control and drive them. You must not come under the control of the senses. The senses must be under your control. Only then can this truth be recognised. If at every turn you go on following the senses, following them, what will become of you? This way leads into many dangers. It goes through many troubles. It hides the divine feeling. No one tries to recognise his own faults. He defends his own faults and makes even the virtues of others out to be faults. That is why man is turning into a demon. Man is turning into a beast. He goes to all sorts of trouble to defend his own mistakes. “Where do we stand, what are we doing, what has gone wrong?” He makes no such inquiry at all. The root cause of everything is self-interest. Whatever thing he loves, he does not love it for its own sake. He loves things for his own sake. Whatever person he loves, he does not love that person for the person's sake. He loves the person for his own sake. It is the same even with God. We say, “I love God, I love Him.” No, no. He loves God for his own sake. But there is the one who loves for God's sake. Such a one must forget his own self. In true Prema there is no anurāga.