Passage 11

In English

First of all, we should consider the individual change. Any evil and inhuman tendencies must be distanced. Lying, stealing, unrighteousness, these are such tendencies. The body indulges in some of these. Sometimes one causes deliberate harm to others. We must conform to the norms of society. What is this societal conduct? Excessive eating, wandering aimlessly, mixing in wrong company, gambling. There are many such bad habits. Indulging in these, the mind gets defiled. All these are to be eliminated for achieving individual transformation. After transforming your individual self, you can follow the societal duties as well. When the individual and social activities are righteous, there will be spiritual transformation. These are represented by the letters S A I. S symbolizes spiritual change. A stands for Associational change. I represents individual change. These are all contained in . Once individual transformation is achieved, social transformation becomes possible. This social transformation is an extremely difficult process. Society today is without proper guidance. There are no constraints or restraints on it. It is drifting about without proper direction. Society as an entity has lost its capacity to discriminate between good and evil. Under these circumstances, societal transformation is a difficult task. Normally most people follow the prevailing social norms. There is scope for much evil in these socially accepted norms. When there is total individual transformation, societal transformation is an automatic sequel.