There have always been, there are and there will always be,
teachers who reveal to man and who instruct him to attain the
heights which he can reach by the fullest manifestation of his
physical, mental and intellectual powers, through one-pointed
steadfastness. The mind of man revels in external objects and in
purposeless observation and criticism of the outside world. How
then can it be trained to be steadfast?
Each one should ask himself the question: Mahatmas and
Mahapurushas were also persons like me; they were also embodied
beings. When they could attain perfection, I can also succeed, if
I follow their method. What do I gain if I spend my time in
discovering the faults and weaknesses of others?
Therefore the first sadhana is search for the faults and
weaknesses within thyself and strive to correct them and become
perfect.
The unceasing toil of each succeeding day has as its aim and
justification this consummation; to make one's last days sweet and
pleasant. But, each day too, has its evening. If the day is spent
in good deeds, then the evening blesses us with deep sleep,
invigorating refreshing sleep, the sleep about which it is said
that it is akin to Samadhi.
Man has only a short span of life, here upon earth. But, even
in this short life one can, by wisely using the time with care,
attain Divine Bliss. Two men, in appearance the same, ostensibly
of the same mould, grow under the same conditions, but one turns
out to be an angel while the other stays on with his normal
nature. What is the reason for this varied development? Habits and
the behaviours formed out of these habits, and the character into
which that behaviour has solidified. Man is the creature of
character..