In English
The means to progress spiritually
Therefore, the festival is observed, by contemplating on God for ten days, cleansing one's self of all impurities, to experience the Divinity within. The penultimate day of the festival is dedicated to what is termed (worship of weapons). The weapons to be worshipped are the divine powers in man. When the Divine is worshipped in this way, one is bound to progress spiritually. On the contrary, the usual practice now is to treat the Divine and the devotee as separate from each other. This is wrong. The Divine is omnipresent and is in everyone and in every object. This truth has to be realised from the message conveyed by the process of inhaling and exhaling that goes on in everyone 21,600 rimes in a day. Each act of respiration proclaims the message: (I am He). With every breath, the message is proclaimed: "I am God." Realising this oneness, all actions should be done as an act of dedication to the Divine. What bliss can be experienced in such a state of mind! It is essential to celebrate festival in this sacred spirit. It is not enough to do this for only ten days during the festival. It should become the rule all through one's life, even as one draws one's life-breath till the end. Students today strive to achieve wealth, strength and friendship. But in addition to these three, they should also strive to develop divine qualities. Only then, they can lead ideal lives. Students! Embodiments of Love! has been from ancient, times teaching many esoteric truths to the world out of its abundant spiritual wealth. You must pray for the welfare of all the worlds and not only for your own personal good. I expect all of you to pray for the happiness of all, with your thoughts centred on God.