Passage 16

In English

First and foremost, you have to control the mind. You should reduce physical connecDivine Discourse April 1991 3 tions as far as possible. The body is an instrument; it is an inert thing. The mind is also inert. The inner power is , which gives splendour, energy, and power to everything. Think of a car. A car has some lights. There are bulbs in the lights. Because of the bulb, you get the light. Does the bulb give the light? No! It is the electric power that goes through the bulb and gives light. We also hear the horn. The horn cannot work by itself, no. The horn gives the sound on the basis of the electric power. The tires are moving, but they cannot move by themselves. It is the power of the engine that moves the tires. The body is like a car. The eyes are the bulbs, and our mouth is like the horn. The legs are the tires, and the mind is the engine. The intellect is the switch. Divine power is the current. Without divine power, the body cannot move. Divine power is the most important thing.