Passage 2

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In plain words

The sādhana man today must perform is to set the five senses on the proper path, master them, search, and attain divinity.

That is why the Buddha said, first of all, ‘samyak dṛṣṭi’. What does that mean? We must not look as we please, at whatever things we please and at whatever people we please, just because we have eyes. We must develop only sacred vision. See no evil, see what is good. What is sacred? We must say that only the principle of a divinity that is divine, splendid and auspicious is sacred vision. Vision that arises from the heart is itself sacred vision. The vision that arises from the eyes is simply not right vision. The vision seen through these eyes of flesh is ‘negative’. Only the vision seen through the heart is ‘positive’. Only when we see through these eyes of flesh with the vision that comes from the heart can the negative and the positive join together and give a sacred light. So we must develop sacred vision with the eyes. Evil feelings, evil intentions, evil deeds and evil thoughts: these, and nothing else, make our vision impure. But man today is not developing fear of sin, love of God or morality in society in the least. That is why the nation today has been falling into such miseries.

Through a coarseness that has no fear of sin, taking a road that has no love of God, humanness has sunk down in human beings: this is the upheaval of the peace of the world.

So we must use these five senses God has granted man on the proper path and in the right state. Through this samyak dṛṣṭi, ‘samyak bhāvam’ is formed. Through this samyak bhāvam, he performs ‘samyak karma’. In these karmas alone, a beauty that is foremost for man. A feeling that arises from the heart.