Passage 4

In English

Conscience always declares only the truth

The basic human nature is related to Divinity and not to the body and sensory organs. In this human nature, how does one comprehend the meaning of "I"? This "I" shines as an entity that is pure, unsullied and unselfish. In modern parlance this is called "Conscience." Whatever action one does, the Conscience declares whether it is fight or wrong. Whatever one may say or do in worldly life, the (the power of Conscience) proclaims what is true, what is permanent and what is unaffected by the past, the present or the furore. Here is an example. A thief stole valuable jewels from a house one night. The next morning the police arrested him on suspicion. To escape from the clutches of the police, the man uttered a number of falsehoods saying that he had never stirred out of his house and that he had not committed any theft. Although from a worldly point of view, he was uttering all these lies, his conscience was telling him that he had committed the theft and hidden the stolen articles somewhere and that he should not utter lies. This is the voice of the principle which is related to the Universal consciousness.