Passage 8

In English

Today the world is filled with hatred and discord. What is the reason? It is the feeling of "mine" and "thine." Everyone must try to find out the nature of his true self. Everyone answers the question, "Who are you?", with the reply: "I am so-and-so." The "I" that is proclaimed by everyone is , the appellation of God. The inherent Divinity of each person is turned into (egoism), by identifying the Self with the body. The body is liable to change and decay. It should be regarded only as an instrument for realising the Divine. The breathing process which takes place as long as life remains in the body proclaims through the , "", that the individual is one with God ("I am He"). This emanates from the heart. People today recite mechanically.