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of self-endeavour because it is we who must strive to vacate ourselves.
Once, when I was travelling from here to Patna, I was very thirsty on the way. I saw a well, so I stopped the car and walked up to the well. There was a bucket lying nearby and a rope. I tied the rope to the bucket and lowered the bucket into the well. When the bucket was filled I pulled it up, but by the time the bucket reached the top, I found that it was empty. Why? Because there were innumerable tiny holes in it and the water had all leaked out.
Similarly, our mind and personality are also full of holes. If we try to receive the water of Godliness in our perforated mind and personality, it will not be possible. Therefore, selfendeavour is needed in order to seal the perforations. Through sadhana, association with the wise, austerities, the process of learning and discipline, when all the holes are sealed, then this water of life can be retained. The bliss, the reality is ever-existing.
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