Man fails to appreciate the power and capacities of the mind. The mind is the root cause of all joys and sorrows. The divine power latent in the mind is beyond description. The nature of the mind is beyond words. It can go anywhere in an instant or stop in an instant. Mano-mulam idam jagat – The world is based on the mind. We know that the food we eat becomes nourishment for the body. No, no. It is not the food which gives nourishment, but the mind alone! If the mind is not enthusiastic and joyous during meals, food can even prove poisonous! The mind alone lends Divinity to human nature. Whatever we see, speak, think or do, we must make it sacred. Without the mind’s prompting we cannot even put a foot forward. Man foolishly gloats over physical prowess, intelligence, riches and power. But he does not enquire into the demon of ego which misleads him. Summer Showers, June 1, 1991.