Passage 11

In English

Seeking the Lord's feet is seeking forgiveness

The inner meaning of seeking the Lord's feet is that thereby the Lord will forgive the sins of the penitent. But mere holding of the feet is not enough. One must be genuinely repentant and declare that he will not commit similar offences again. Only then he will secure atonement. ' Embodiments of the Divine ! Different persons pursue different kinds of Sadhana. To realise the benefits of this Sadhana, they go to . They adore elders and offer worship to them. As long as egoism remains in them, all these exercises are of no avail. Your egoism may even lead to your expulsion from the Ashram. Hence suppress the ego, bury the sense of possessiveness and develop attachment to the to realise your true humanness. Envy, hatred and anger are causing havoc among men. Even residents of the Ashram are filled with anger. Anger has been described as incense offered to sin. Therefore while you are worshipping the Lotus feet or writing the Lord's name, you have to get rid of these three evil traits.