Passage 27

In English

Open the heart and shut the mouth

You say, my body, my mind, my intellect ( ), my mind-stuff ( ), then who are you? These are your instruments and you are the master. If you fail to recognise that you are the master and choose to be their slave, you will never reach the goal. Become the master and you achieve everything. Realising these as your instruments is all that is spiritual discipline ( ). Keep the body and all these instruments in good condition with proper food and clothing. Open the heart and shut the mouth. Today we open our mouth and close our heart. We waste our time in too much talking. All this is of no use. The heart is very valuable. So, open the gates of the heart. It requires no spiritual exercises ( ). The body is a temple and the indweller is God ( ). Recognise that the body is a temple of God and that God resides in your heart. Develop this awareness.