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This type of pure and holy Santhi alone will remove the walls that now divide man from man. It will transform all the absurd hatreds, misunderstandings, disgusts and prejudices that warp human behaviour. Santhi is the manifestation of the greatness of Prema. It will endow all who come under its authority with tremendous power for good. It can place God within man's grasp and man within God's grasp.

Sadhana can confer no higher power. It is the very secret of the life-principle in creation. It is the highest individualisation of the glory of the Atman. It is the magic wand in the hands of the Bhaktha, with which he can master the entire world. Besides, it confers the greatest degree of contentment.

But, Santhi does not mean inactivity, the mere inert life of eating and squatting. You should not spend your time in eating and sleeping saying to yourself that the Lord will come to your help, when the need arises. You must arise and work. God helps those who help themselves, and He will help no other. Learn from the life-history of Prahlada the lesson, that the Lord alone is to be loved; learn also the technique of that process. Do the work that has fallen to your lot, sincerely and efficiently. Give up everything that is outside the service of the Lord. Follow the footsteps of Prahlada. You can win, through the Grace of the Lord the joy of Santhi, the thrill of Fullness and the Bliss of Immortality.

Work has to be undertaken, in order that time might not hang heavily on you and be a burden. Work is the mission of Man. Without it, Man will get lost in the darkness of ignorance and he will be overwhelmed by Thamas. Ignorance will multiply his doubt; these have to be chopped off with the sword of Jnana.

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