Well; take the example of a person anxious to become stronger. If the wish is powerful, he will first learn the means of realising his aim - the exercises, the diet, the disciplines etc. Then, when he practises them his will is changed to steadiness in effort. But, one important thing must be noted. There are many who say that the absence of wish and will is the best. This is not so good as having one wish, more than all others; or, rather 'one wish' and one alone, to the exclusion of all else. Even more superior is the person who has steadiness of effort, in realising that one wish. For he can promote not only his own good, but even the world's good. Let your wish and will and effort be directed to your own good; do not divert them to worldly pleasures, for that will cause harm and destroy Santhi.

Man is a bundle of impulses and intentions. He reduces his innate divinity and inner peace by giving free vent to these two. The impulses are the fuel, the intentions are the fire. The fire can be put out only by placing the fuel aside. The dying down of the fire is the attainment of peace. Dive deep into the ocean of peace and earn the invaluable pearl Atmananda, the Bliss of the Atman. When that opportunity is seized, man becomes the personification of the effulgent, holy state of peace. That is why the Vedas declare that Man is the embodiment of Santhi. Therefore, you should not delude yourself by imagining that you are the seat of disquiet and untruth, know that you are the embodiment of Santhi, that Prema is the blood that flows in your veins, and that your very nature is Joy; realise this by actual practise and experience.

Without Santhi, it is impossible to see the Truth. As the rays of the Sun are for the blossoming flower and the ripening fruit, so are the rays of Santhi necessary for the full development of Man. Then only can he ripen into the realisation of the true, the eternal, the blissful Brahman.