You can be very wrong, if you estimate
a person's spiritual development, by mere externals.
Inner purity cannot express itself
through pompous show. Only one,
who sees into every heart the Divine source,
can know who resides therein:
God or selfish desire.
Of course, disciplines like singing hymns,
silent repetition of God's name are
needed for cleansing the mind.
They cure the terrible malady of birth and death,
as the external medication of these spiritual practices
so the internal medication and virtuous conduct are both essential.
divinely sent
