In plain words
All of them are only the ‘reaction, reflection, resound’ of our own mind!
Whoever you see, you must regard as God
There is only one! That same divinity came down as Vāmana in the Kṛta age, as Rāma in the Tretā age and as Kṛṣṇa in the Dvāpara age. So the three are one. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, the three, are one. We have given all these names, according to the form, only as marks to know them by. But what is in all is one alone, and that is ‘I’. If someone asks you, ‘What is your name?’, you give some name. That name is one your parents gave you, a mark to know you by; you did not bring it with you when you came. Names are given along the way. They are given, not born with us. Taking these names as your basis, you needlessly look on even God with a sense of difference, as so many separate forms. In truth, whoever you see, you must regard as God. Suppose a beggar comes towards you as you walk through the bazaar. He too is God! God Himself is there in that form. So make namaskāram to him too; there is nothing wrong in it. Offer endless millions of namaskārams to all. All are one. We must look on all with an equal eye. Poor man or rich man, we must love all.
You must look on good and bad alike
This year there will be many changes in the physical world. But spiritually there will never be any change. In the world some hatreds will arise, some quarrels will arise, many kinds of parties will arise. Party, party: for tea! But we must give up our differences and look on everything as one. Only by that will happiness come to us. Whether difficulty comes or sorrow comes, it is only for a time! Good will surely come of it. All our difficulties come only to give us happiness. It is between two pains that a pleasure comes. That is why everything must have both good and bad. To look on the two with equanimity is man’s chief duty.