In English
How can one sanctify the body?
Man has to understand what it is without which he cannot exist. He can get on without eyes or ears or other organs, but not without or (life). This is called (the installation of' the divine Life-Force in man). In the mirror of the human body, the image of the Divine is reflected. Man foolishly considers the mirror as the (Reality). It is this consciousness that accounts for all that one is able to do and not the physical body. How, then, is this body to be sanctified? By involving the body in actions related to the Athmik consciousness. This lesson was taught to by . told him that by mere repetition of 's name, the vision of cannot be experienced. Only by dedicating himself to the service of , together with chanting His name, can he () experience (oneness) with . Of what avail is it to recite all the 700 of the , if one does not practise even a single teaching of the ? "" (Do not bear ill-will towards any living being), proclaims the . This is the primary injunction of the to mankind. This. is based on the dictum that one (Divine) dwells in all beings as the (Indweller). What use is there in reciting the if one has hatred towards others? You worship the Divine and hate the Divine in others. Your worship and your hatred cancel each other out and nothing remains to your credit.