In plain words
Satya and Dharma Spring from the Heart
This world itself is a stage. Māyā itself is the narrator here. That Dharma enters every individual, roots out Adharma, and leads people on the path of Satya. That itself is the nature of this Dharma. The Veda has been teaching this Dharma in a special way: ‘Satyaṃ vada, dharmaṃ cara.’ ‘My son! In this world you may forget anything, you may give up anything, but do not give up Satya and Dharma. Speak Satya; practise Dharma,’ it taught. But how many are living by these words of the Veda? This Satya and Dharma do not come from the mind. ‘Hṛt dayā’: that is, they spring from the heart. They spring from the compassion of the Buddhi, from its mercy. They are not things that grow by deeds. They must spring from the heart. It is not something that comes midway, through practice, by taking up the outlook of Prakṛti. Unfortunately, man today is forgetting the Buddhi. He is forgetting the heart. He keeps the mind alone before him as the goal. He tries to follow the mind.
The man who takes the mind as his mainstay falls lower than a beast; the wise man who takes the Buddhi as his mainstay turns into Paśupati: so spoke the Lord of Parti.
The Mind Alone Makes All Actions Happen
Today every man, the moment an intention arises, enters into action. That is the very characteristic of the mind. In fact, this should not be called a characteristic. It is a flaw. The moment thoughts come, you must not put them into action. You must hand them to the Buddhi. There the Buddhi makes the decision. It examines what is lasting and what is passing. It enquires, ‘Is it good or bad, is it right or wrong?’ By making that enquiry, man enters the right path.