There is an immense dimension revealed before us. A vast world is spread before us. Nobody knows about its beginnings; none know its end. You have to find the answer about the cause of the origin of this universe. Only then will you agree with the utterance of the great masters. Knowing thus, discriminate.
Silently the universe stands; diligently and obediently it follows the law. Seasons rotate; night and day follow each other. Waves roll by; the sun shines; fire burns; the wind blows since time immemorial without any change in the law. What is behind all these? Discriminate.
Countless stars peep through eternity. What is the power that holds all these vast galaxies? What an amount of light the sun brings and gives this earth every day, every moment in various countries continuously! Marvel in the reading of this open book of God, nature, and the universe. Discriminate.
Don't you see innumerable worms, flies, insects, birds, animals, and creatures? They are so beautiful with colored wings, colored skins with endless varieties to suit their environment. Who will not wonder at seeing the majestic elephant and awe-inspiring snakes! What a joy to see the peacock dancing with its rich plumage and to hear the songs of the skylark and nightingale! Wherefrom this perfection? This variety? Are you contented to say this is all just nature? Will that answer all your questions? Can't you go beyond this? Discriminate.
Observe the beauty of the flowers. Their smile and fragrances have inspired innumerable poets. They give their peace and joy to everyone who has eyes to see. What precision and perfection in the petals, colors and fragrance! Who will not be inspired to see a bud blossoming into a flower and creating honey for the bees. Don't we see law and order in everything? Discriminate.
Fruits and nuts, rice and grains, their colors, tastes--everything is absolutely wonderful. Take any one thing in nature and inquire after its origin; you will find the law at last. Could law emerge in matter automatically, or does the law emerge from intelligence? Discriminate.
Is it not the greatest wonder that a sperm enters and grows in the mother's womb with a spirit tabernacled in the body, and emerges as a baby girl or boy, manifesting hidden talents and latencies? Have you pondered over this? Can you find an answer? If not, you shall find the answer in realization. Discriminate.
Coming to human existence, if you just think how many lives you might have lived before, that will be an astonishing fact. For consciousness to manifest in this human body is considered the crowning success of evolution. All experiences of past lives are hidden in you, which you will discover. Discriminate.
Not even for a moment can a living being exist here without action. So this is the field of cause and effect. This law of karma operates perfectly. Transgressing this law, man errs, sins, and suffers. Obeying it, man evolves into perfection, which is the goal of life. You will know the law. Discriminate.
Wealth and prosperity, desire and enjoyment, one will receive according to his karma; whereas spiritual discipline (dharma) and liberation (moksha) are attained only through sadhana or constant effort. Knowing life to be precious, reach perfection here and now. Discriminate.
To obtain human birth, O soul, you have traveled endlessly in various lower wombs. You have suffered a lot in various bodies. In no other body have you had enough instruments and such manifestation of consciousness as in the human body. Illimitable powers are at your command now to reach perfection; make use of them before it is too late. Discriminate.
Sages are of the opinion that human birth is rare and precious. They also say that there is no guarantee that one will obtain a human body again and again, birth after birth, unless one has accumulated enough meritorious deeds. Being born in this body, know the secret of life here and now. Discriminate.
Many die in the womb. Many die when they are children. Many die in accidents, diseases, wars and from poison. Unless an opportunity is there for man to grow enough, he cannot learn, he cannot obtain the wisdom to end this birth-death cycle. God has saved you from all calamities and has blessed you with this opportunity of knowing by Self. Sits quietly sometime and discriminate.
Light shall come to one who meditates. Meditation should begin with discrimination. Who am I? Why am I here? Who is my Creator? How shall I realize Him? What have I done until now? How shall I go beyond the pairs of opposites? Such a Self-inquiry gradually leads one to realize the Truth. Knowing thus, with all earnestness--discriminate.
The birth-death cycle is miserable. It is inevitable unless you exhaust your karma. Karma is reduced to ashes by the fire of wisdom. Wisdom comes through discrimination. Discriminate.
Discrimination lies in distinguishing what is real from what is momentary and what is permanent from what is impermanent. If the mind and intellect are settled in that which is real, realization of the eternal Self will be the result. Self-realization, therefore, shall never come to one unless one discriminates. Knowing thus, discriminate.
All of us mistake the impermanent to be the permanent, the ephemeral to be eternal. That's why you are caught in the cobweb of rebirth. Unless you know the absolute, the field of relativity is not distinguished. Discrimination alone can help you to know the absolute. Discriminate.
Wakeful, dreaming, and deep sleep states you enjoy. What is this mind that marvels at creation during the wakeful state? What is the light that gives you the dream experience when you see so many things without the aid of this physical body? What is the happiness you enjoy in the deep sleep state where there are no dreams? Who holds unitedly all these planes of consciousness and gives you these different experiences? Meditate and discriminate.
Discrimination leads you towards dispassion. Dispassion leads you to determination. Determination leads you to devotion toward God. Devotion leads towards wisdom. Wisdom leads towards self realization. Therefore, discriminate.
Through discrimination you negate that which you are not. You reach at last that which you really are. Most of the time you are ego conscious. The identification of the Self with the body and senses gives rise to the ego. Ego can be annihilated through discrimination. No sooner is ego eradicated then you gain purity and, hence, illumination. Knowing thus, discriminate.
You have a physical body. This is the food sheath. You have vital energy. That is the vital sheath. You have the mind and its desires. That is the mind sheath. You have the deep sleep state. This is experienced through the bliss sheath. The food and vital sheaths are in the gross body; the mind and intellect sheaths are in the subtle or astral body; bliss is in the causal body or the seed body. Through the gross body you enjoy the wakeful state; through the subtle or astral body you enjoy the dream state; and through the causal body you enjoy a deep sleep state. You are moving in these three planes which are essentially the plane of ego. Through discrimination you will know you are none of these and you will reach your essential Self, the Atman. When you reach your real Self, you shall gain immortality . Discriminate .
Through the sword of discrimination, cut the knots of karma. Through the light of discrimination, dispel the darkness of ignorance that causes rebirth. Through the ladder of discrimination ascend to the superconscious state. Discriminate.
Unless you discriminate, you will never know the eternal Self. Unless you know the real Self you will cling to the false self, the ego. Unless you eradicate the ego, the whirling disc of birth and death never stops. Birth and death cycles are full of pain. Bliss is your real nature. That you can attain now with sincere discrimination. Discriminate.
Discrimination dispels doubts. Discrimination drives out desires. Discrimination leads you to Reality. Discrimination gives peace and bliss. Discrimination leads you towards Truth, Light, Love, Atman and God.
Knowing thus, discriminate!
(Essence of Bhagavad Gita and Bible, p. 64.)