In plain words
A pure mind is the road to goodness; a pure mind is a mighty power; the pure mind is the pearl of the ocean: do not forget this good word.
It is like a great pearl in the ocean called saṃsāra.
If the rasa of Prema is there, the Paramātma comes to hand
We must inquire a little into this thing called a pearl. Where did it come from? Does it grow on a tree? Is it born out of the earth? No, no. It is born of the ocean. What is the ocean? Our saṃsāra itself is the ocean. In saṃsāra alone do we find the pearl. The body is a shell. In this very shell lies the pearl that is the Ātma. How is this pearl? It is shining white. That is the Ātma. ‘Nirguṇaṃ, nirañjanaṃ, sanātanaṃ, niketanaṃ, nitya, śuddha, buddha, mukta, nirmala svarūpiṇaṃ.’ That alone is pure. Nothing else has such radiance, such holiness, such purity as it has. The Ātma has no feet, but nothing else has the speed with which it goes. It has no hands, but it grasps everything. It has no eyes, yet in this world there is nothing at all it does not see. We must win such an Ātma and take hold of it. That is, it is not gained by any other path than the principle of Prema alone. That Prema itself is the form of rasa. The poets speak of the nine rasas. But there are not nine rasas; there are just two rasas. One is the rasa of compassion, one the rasa of grief. All the other rasas merge into these two alone. So this very rasa of compassion is the rasa of Prema. If this rasa of Prema is there, the Paramātma comes to hand. That is why they said, Love is GOD, Live in LOVE. We must live with Prema. Let any years pass, let any seasons come, let any wars break out; but if there is a single drop of God's gracious glance, everything can be achieved. If we want to be worthy of such divine grace, we must develop Prema to some extent.