Passage 11

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In plain words

You must get good marks in physical learning, certainly. Not only must you get good marks; you must see that you get no bad remarks.

He is Rāma, and He is Yama

A little earlier that boy told you of his experience. When he fell, he grieved that his chance was now gone. Seeing his determination, I healed his pain in a moment. That determination is needed; that faith is needed. Purandaradāsa said, “O Lord! As much as anyone takes You to be, that much You are. You are Rāma, and You are Yama. When protecting the devotees You are Rāma; when punishing the wicked, Yama. To Prahlāda You are Nārāyaṇa; to Hiraṇyakaśipu You are Yama.” God helps the good and punishes the bad. If anyone finds fault with God, there is no messenger of Yama other than himself. To be far from God: there is no hell other than that. “So many in the world live without a thought of God,” some may argue. True, they live. But how? They live like dogs, like jackals. You must live as human beings. You must become devotees, pure ones. You must strive to become worthy of God's grace.

Here, there, wherever you look, there is only the One!

Students! For having studied here so long, uphold the name of our Institute. That is the gratitude you must show. In other institutions they will not give a seat unless money is paid. But here education is given entirely free. Money comes and goes. But moral values, once they come, grow. So develop moral values. Since you have experienced Swami's Prema in so many ways, you must hold gratitude in every atom of your body. Gratitude is most important for man. A small example: a trainer came from Singapore to teach the children the lion dance.