If you long for peace of mind, you must take up the sadhana that will confer peace on you. If, instead, you still engage in old habits, how can peace be yours? You stand at the square, and, wishing to come to Whitefield, board a bus that moves in the opposite direction. Is that the sign of an intelligent man? You choose the wrong path and then complain that you are lost. Salt and camphor look alike, but you have to exercise your intelligence to discriminate between them. Brass makes more noise than gold, but you should not be deceived by that and choose brass instead of gold. If men make more noise and mislead people into believing that they are wise, they are like brass. Do not mistake them for gold. Ascribe value to pure hearts and dedicated deeds, never indulging in talk that hurts others. When you intend to harm another, the evil recoils on you. The grief which you suffer is only an echo of the grief you inflict in another’s heart. So when you have injured another, pray for pardon; repent and resolve never to do it again. Through genuine prayer, mountains of evil can be pulverised and destroyed.