Through activity, man attains
purity of consciousness. In fact, man
has to welcome activity with this end in view.
And why strive for a
pure consciousness?
If a bucket is filled
with polluted and muddy
water, can you see its bottom?
Similarly, within man's heart, deep
down in his consciousness, we have the Self.
But it can be cognized
only when the consciousness is clarified.
Your imaginations, your
inferences, your judgements and prejudices,
your passions, emotions
and egoistic desires, muddy the consciousness
and make it opaque.
How, then, can you become aware of the Atman,
that is at the very
base? Through selfless service
rendered without any desire to
placate one's ego and with only
the well-being of others in view, it
is possible to cleanse the consciousness
and have the Self revealed.
divinely sent
