Passage 16

In English

The sages have declared that the sun presides over the (intellect) and the moon over the (mind). If you succumb to the mind you will be deluded by (worldly illusions). Follow the and you will become a (The Enlightened One). (intellect) is in close proximity to the (Self). Hence the effulgence of the falls directly on the . The mind receives the light indirectly from the . It is (inconscient). It is enveloped in the darkness of ignorance. Man today is inclined to follow the mind rather than the intellect. Hence he is caught up in ignorance, because the mind has no luminosity of its own. It is only when the light from the intellect illumines the mind that man can-make a safe journey. "" (The intellect has been described as capable of going beyond the reach of the senses). Hence man should be guided by the intellect. Below the intellect is the mind. Below the mind are the senses. Below the senses is the body. Consider the relationship between the body and God. The hands, the eyes, the ears, the mouth and the nose are organs in the body; all these are limbs of the body. The body is a limb of Society. Society is a limb of humanity. Humanity is a limb of (Nature). Nature is a limb of the Divine. This is the integral relationship between the human body and God. (the indweller in the body) and God are one. The body is a moving temple. Without the indwelling spirit, the body is only a corpse fit to be burnt or buried. Man has to be sustained by faith in the power of God. Without that faith , despite all his prowess, died ingloriously. was victorious because of faith in . Man should recognise the divinity within him and should be guided by the Divine charioteer Develop love for God. That love will take you to God. Observe three maxims in life: Love of God, fear of sin and morality in society. Then, in all situations, God will stand by you. Every moment is auspicious if you dedicate your actions to God. If your mind is pure, other things do not matter.