In English
THE NEED FOR CONVICTION:
People think that wisdom can be obtained by bookish learning. But, bookish learning, is only an artificial exercise, and true wisdom can never be obtained by artificial means. True wisdom is harvested by the heart alone. First and foremost, man should erase the feeling that he is different from God. One day, man will realise that he and God are one if he persistently practices the faith that ‘I am God.’ But, merely giving lip service to such statements yields no results. There was once a devotee who used to chant ‘ .’ His friend who watched this asked for the meaning of . The devotee answered that the meaning of is ‘I am (Lord).’ Then, his friend questioned further, “If you are , what is (the consort of ) to you?” As soon as the devotee heard this, he said that it was outrageous to make such statements. This only brings out the artificial exercises of devotees who chant (divine spiritual formulae) without any conviction. If the devotee had the conviction that he was indeed , he would have immediately said that he was himself .