In plain words
‘Because it upholds, it is Dharma.’ That which we hold to is itself Dharma. Dharma itself is our support. Dharma does not mean giving food to the poor and doing acts of charity. Dharma springs forth from the heart. We must practise it with all our heart. It has been said, ‘In the great-souled, mind is one, word is one, deed is one.’ ‘I am a human being,’ you say of yourself. But when do you become a human being? Only when you achieve the unity of mind, word and deed do you become a human being. Not merely a human being: you become a great soul. The one who achieved the unity of these three is Rāma. ‘In the evil-souled, mind is one thing, word another, deed another.’ He is none other than Rāvaṇa. The one who practised Satya is Rāma; the one who followed untruth is Rāvaṇa. Between Satya and untruth, between Dharma and adharma, conflicts keep breaking out now and again.
Satya is the foundation of creation
There is no other Dharma greater than Satya. So even in small matters we must speak only Satya. We must not tell a lie just to slip out of some trouble of the moment.
From Satya He brought forth all things; in Satya all creation merges. Where have you found a place without the glory of Satya? This is pure sattva itself; see it!
This whole creation was born of Satya itself. Satya is like the foundation of creation. If this foundation should shift at all, this very world will be shaken. The world means our own body. All that fills this body is nothing but the five elements, the five senses and the five prāṇas. All of these came forth from Satya itself. Where are the five elements? They fill everything everywhere. Apart from these five elements, no sixth element is to be seen anywhere. There are just five. These same five have taken on a subtle form in man as well.