In English
Duty of the ashramites
Hence, it is not enough to come to the . You have to take part in the activities. You must render service according to your capacity. You are not asked to do more than that. does not ask for your services. He is saying all this for your own sake. Hence, from today everyone staying in the , whoever he may be, should render service according to one's capacity. There is no use merely in consuming food and taking one's seat in the Verandah or the (audience) line. Everyone must render service to the limit of one's ability. Those who cannot render such service should quit the . Why have you come here? What are you doing? Consult your conscience for the answers. You have come from far away places, giving up all things. But despite this renunciation, what are you doing? You are wasting your time. This is a grievous mistake. Time is a manifestation of God. Time is consuming man. God is the consumer of Time itself. Therefore, you should strive to earn the grace of God. If you waste time, you will forfeit God's grace.