Passage 2

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In plain words

What is needed first of all for attaining nirvāṇa is samyak dṛṣṭi. Man today sets his vision on an unholy path and makes his mind impure. When the mind is impure, how can a man attain nirvāṇa? So, first of all, you must develop samyak dṛṣṭi, that is, good seeing. You must take care that no fault of any kind enters your vision. Man falls prey to many sufferings through bad vision alone. You must give up bad vision and always see only what is good. Whatever you look at, you must see it as equal to God. Samyak dṛṣṭi itself makes you recognise the divinity present in all. Only a vision full of Prema makes humanness fruitful. Recognising that all are one, you must deal with everyone with an equal mind. Man today, seeing with the body's eye, keeps adding to his worldly ties of relation and kinship.

No mother, no father, no kinsman, no brother; no wealth, no home: so wake up, wake up!

All are one; all are embodiments of God. If you would travel to such oneness, you must give up manyness. This is the very teaching of Vedānta. The oneness that lies within the manyness is the principle of the Ātma. The bulbs are different, but the current is one. In the same way, forms and names are different, but the principle of the Ātma in all is one. Man sinks into ignorance only because he takes this oneness to be manyness. To see the oneness in the manyness is true humanness. If you would see the oneness, you must cultivate samyak dṛṣṭi. This is what the Buddha taught.

“Anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ …”

Along with samyak dṛṣṭi, samyak vāk too is vital for man. To revile others, to criticise them, to hurt their hearts with harsh words is not good. Sacred speech itself is divinity. That is Śabdabrahman. “Anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priya hitaṃ ca yat”: your speech must be true, pleasing, beneficial and free from agitation. When you recognise the truth that all are one, there is no room at all for agitation.