Passage 10

In English

The word ‘’ denotes that man is not new. ‘Ma’ means not, ‘’ means new. So, he is not new. Though he has taken many births, yet he does not know who he is. Then what is the use of having so many births? First and foremost, man has to know himself. He should have inner vision and self-enquiry to find out his own mistakes. Instead of this, he looks at all that is outside. He makes all efforts to know where, when and what is happening in the outside world. He is interested only in the news about the outside world; he does not try to know what is happening within him. Rather, he should make proper efforts to know his own Self. Then only will he be able to realise the purpose of human life. The entire universe is contained within man. His happiness and sorrow affect the universe. He should himself be happy and spread happiness everywhere, not sorrow. Only then will he have fulfilment in life. A chariot without wheels, a field without water, a wire without current, and a school without teacher are useless. Likewise, life without awareness of the Self has little worth. That is virtually living death.