In plain words
What has been described in the śāstras, that we see with the eyes.
That is why you must first know God: jñātuṃ. What you have known: draṣṭuṃ. You must see it. What you have seen, praveṣṭuṃ: you must make it enter within. You must hear that such-and-such a thing has come into the market. Hearing is jñātuṃ. You must go to the market and see the thing. Draṣṭuṃ. Merely by seeing it, it does not get into the stomach. Praveṣṭuṃ. What you have seen you must take within. This is what is called śravaṇa, manana, nididhyāsa. You must listen. What you have listened to you must reflect on; what you have reflected on you must put into practice. Of the nine paths, the very first is śravaṇa. The last is ātma-nivedana. Many come here and see Swami. They go back to their own villages and tell all they heard. They tell how they saw Sai Bābā, and that Prasanthi Nilayam is like this and like that. Is it not only because of this hearing that they are able to tell others? If they do not hear at all, they will not buy a ticket. Through hearing alone are all things accomplished. So for every man faith is, first of all, the most urgent need. Without faith there is no life at all for them. So every man must begin his life with faith. Yet some do not believe. The fate of those who do not believe is their own. Why should you worry about them? Whoever likes it will buy it. Beyond that, you must not trouble them in the least.
To those who say Yes, say Yes; to those who say No, say No; No and Yes are for your mouth only: for Sai, all is Yes, Yes, Yes.
Your No and Yes are for your mouth alone; with God they have no connection at all. The very tongue that said No says Yes. It is one tongue that says both. Which will you believe? Will you believe the No? Will you believe the Yes? No, no. You must believe your own tongue. For both, this tongue alone is the cause. So Jayadeva, to the tongue:
O tongue that knows the tastes, you who love what is sweet, I tell you what is true, what is good, what is highest: recite the sweet syllables Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.
These words Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava: where are they at play?