The ocean is a vast mystery. It is boundless and as old as time. It has, in its womb, chaotic whirlpools, raging currents, and it has a face with furious moods. No one can hope to sail over it from one shore to another without a sturdy, reliable boat. So too, man requires the sturdy boat of Divine Grace to cross the raging ocean of this samsara (worldly life). This ocean too is vast and full of mystery. It has its unexplored depths! It tosses man about from birth to death and again from death to birth; it inflicts on him many uprisings and downfalls, many illnesses and morbidities; in it roll the waves of desires and resolutions; it frightens man by its monstrous denizens like greed; it draws the reason of man into the whirlpools of doubt. To equip oneself with the ocean-worthy boat of Grace, one has to develop in oneself the qualities of faith and discipline. One has to clarify and purify the chitta (mind). It is for this purpose that God has blessed man with the gift of Time. So, man should use it as an instrument for clarification and purification. Contemplating the glories of God, discovering His presence in beauty, goodness and truth seen anywhere, meditating on His Form, repeating His Name—by these means the process can be made successful.