Passage 36

In English

Today is the holy festival of . All the Indian festivals are sacred and demonstrate great ideals. The Keralites celebrate their festivals and in the most sacred way. With each festival one should cultivate divine feelings. When you contemplate on God with all sincerity and devotion, you become God yourself. This is what the says: (the knower of becomes himself.) You will become what you think. , a highway robber, was transformed into a great sage, , because he thought of continuously with a pure mind. His face shone with the divine effulgence of . Even the young ’s face reflected the divine radiance of Lord as he contemplated on Him continuously. He had no sense of fear; he always put on a smiling face in the face of adversity. All the time he was chanting the name of the Lord.