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are active and able to fetch the food content for the growth of the tree. If the roots are dried up, the tree withers. So is, the case with the tree of troubles; therefore hit hard at its root and the troubles will vanish.
"Behold! All are equal. High and low, mean and great, is the outcome of our mental misapprehension. Casteism is unreal there is only one caste i.e.,; the human caste. Those who favour casteism are hypocrites. They provide the momentum to communal virus. They do not know the truth. All outward distinctions are only just names. Through all these differences, the incessant flow of consciousness is present. It is beyond duality. It knows no discriminations. It is the same in one and all. I say again and again, don't entertain arrogance of caste. Don't look upon yourself as high and others as low. Practise equality. In this world none is high and none is low, neither big nor small. This is due to the fact that the soul is neither high nor low. It is exactly similar everywhere. Don't consider others as untouchables, untouchability is a blot on the name of our society. All are equal, humanity is one whole.
"Believe man reaps as he sows Bad actions generate evil and good deeds bring good results. Actions are never barren. Man is independent to act but dependent on the consequences. So keep wake; and always think good thoughts and do good deeds. Thoughts materialise into deeds: therefore, be pure in word, deed and mind.
Religion resides in pure heart. Hearts which are impure cannot accommodate religion. Those who think that religion is meant to make one happy in the next world commit an egregious blunder. It your present life is spent in darkness, your next life too will never have light. It is the present which shapes the future. Don't be blind to the present. Try to make it is lustrous as you can. Rest assured, you can then realise that your future will also be brilliant. One who does not feel tranquillity of mind in the present by practising Dhrama can never attain peace in the future. Religion is not prattle; it is live realisation.
"Beware of hypocrisy. It is the worst enemy of man and eats into the very vitals of his being and finally reduces him to nought. Be frank like a child which knows no concealment. It is an open
