In plain words
So what we must do is this: ‘without hurting others and without being hurt oneself’, we must not hurt anyone in any way.
When the five faults, of sight, of hearing, of speech, of the mind and of action, are put away, one is oneself the Paramātma
Help ever, hurt never: this alone is the essence of the eighteen Purāṇas.
In the eighteen Purāṇas, Vyāsa's words are two: doing good to others is for merit; harming others is for sin.
We must make everyone happy. This kind of tact too is a yoga! Not hurting others too is a yoga! We must use them well, the right words. You can’t always oblige but you can always speak obligingly. Speak kindly. In those good words there is sweetness. If the students of today develop good speech, good sight, good hearing, good thoughts and good actions, there is no God other than such a one. If the faults of sight, of hearing, of speech, of the mind and of action are put away, one is oneself the Paramātma. You yourself are God: God. Only because of these faults are you turning into a dog, a Dog. If it begins with G, it is God. If it begins with D, you become a dog. The difference is at the very start! One goes inward, one goes outward. You must look into this matter well and carefully before you enter. We are entering into what is faulty in these five. Are you entering into that in which these five senses are pure? It is right here that we must inquire. That is what was called ‘the power of inquiry’. This is what was called ‘Vedāntic inquiry’. Inquiry means just this: weighing good and bad!