Question

Read the following Passage and prepare notes for the same . At the outset let us put this question to Nature around us. All the "books in running brooks and sermons in stones" preach with unmistakable accent the gospel of continuous, incessant work Light bestows upon us the power of sight. Light gives a mainspring to all beings. Let us see what light is thrown on the question by light itself. Rama will take for illustration the ordinary light-the lamp. The underlying secret of a lamp's lustre and splendour is that it spares not its wick and oil The wick and oil or the little self is being constantly consumed and glory is the natural consequence. There it is, the lamp says, spare yourself and you will be immediately extinguished. If you seek ease and comfort for your bodies and waste your time in sensual pleasures and luxury, there is no hope for you. Inactivity, in other words, would bring death to you, and activity and activity alone is ife. Look at the stagnant pond and the running stream. The crystal water of the rustling river is ever fresh, clear, drinkable and attractive. But on the other hand see how disgusting odorous, filthy, dirty, stinking and stenching is the water of the stagnant pond. If you wish to succeed, follow the line of action, the constant motion of a river. There is no hope for a man who would waste his wick and oil by preserving it from consumption. Follow the policy of a river, ever progressing, ever assimilating, ever adapting itself to the environments and ever performing work, ever performing work is the first principle of success.- Swami Rama Tirtha​

Answer 1

At the outset let us put this question to Nature around us. All the "books in running brooks and sermons in stones" preach with unmistakable accent the gospel of continuous, incessant work Light bestows upon us the power of sight. Light gives a mainspring to all beings. Let us see what light is thrown on the question by light itself. Rama will take for illustration the ordinary light-the lamp. The underlying secret of a lamp's lustre and splendour is that it spares not its wick and oil The wick and oil or the little self is being constantly consumed and glory is the natural consequence. There it is, the lamp says, spare yourself and you will be immediately extinguished. If you seek ease and comfort for your bodies and waste your time in sensual pleasures and