In plain words
So all of these are merely the traits of beasts. All these are merely animal traits. We must purify these animal traits. We must nurture the divine trait of God. We must live in Satya. ‘Satyaṃ brūyāt, priyaṃ brūyāt, nabrūyāt satyamapriyaṃ.’ Satyaṃ brūyāt: this itself is a life of honour. This itself is the moral life. Satyaṃ brūyāt, priyaṃ brūyāt. Priyaṃ is that which belongs to Dharma. Nabrūyāt satyaṃmapriyaṃ: this itself is the spiritual path. Here the moral, the dhārmic and the spiritual paths, all of them, lie contained in Satya itself.
Out of Satya He created all; into Satya all creation is dissolved; where have you found a place without the glory of Satya? This is pure Sattva; come and see.
That is why, in the culture of Bhārata, the very first thing is ‘Satyaṃvada-dharmaṃcara’. In whatever way, of whatever religion one may be, to speak Satya is very great. In whatever circumstances at all, we must speak Satya. Satya itself is God to us. This is the God before our eyes. Dharma itself is to us the shadow beyond sight. Only when we take these two as our support can we see our divinity clearly. All powers lie contained in man himself. But only when he turns his sight inward can he live in Ānanda. But unfortunately we turn our sight wholly outward and nowhere else.
Leave Animal Traits and Attain Divinity
That is why the Veda says: Paśyatīti paśuvu: whatever looks is a beast. All outward sight is nothing but animal traits. Only when we cast off this animal trait do the traits of Paśupati dawn in us. So we must bring forth divine feelings from our heart. There is nothing else in the world greater than God. Divinity dwells in the heart of every one of us. To those who journey towards the feeling of God we must give encouragement and enthusiasm.