Human Qualities and Divinity

1. You can be called a human being only when you have human qualities in you. You may read any number of books, but is you lack human qualities, you cannot be called a human being. Those who imbibe and practice good human values are true human beings. One may be a great emperor possessing enormous wealth and power; but wealth and power cannot protect any one. Even if man acquires all worldly possessions, they cannot give him true happiness. True happiness can be derived from inner qualities and not from outer acquisitions.

2. There should be unity of thought, word and deed. We should speak what we think and do what we say. When we observe the unity of thought, word and deed, we will become embodiments of Divinity. This is true humanness. People today have the mistaken notion that amassing a lot of wealth and filling their banks is a great human quality. They think that their education is meant only for this; this is not the goal of education. The five human values of Truth, Duty, Peace, Love and Non-violence are man's real wealth.

3. All human qualities are within us; they are not outside. what is the meaning of educare ? It is to bring out the qualities that are within us. Therefore, we should manifest our innate human qualities. That is true educare. Mere reading of books connotes education but not educare. Through educare, all will become one irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

4. Every human being should have love and compassion for poor people. Only those who develop the quality of sacrifice experience divine bliss. Selfish people who harbour feelings of "I" and 'MINE" can never experience happiness. The feeling of "I" is the cause of ego in man. Similarly, the feeling of "MINE" and "MY PEOPLE" cause attachment. Such feelings make a man proud and egoistic. Do not develop narrow feeling; this will result in sufferings. What is the cause of such feelings in man? The cause of such feelings is their worldly and materialistic education. Materialistic education make a man self-centred; it does not broaden his outlook to think about the welfare of others.

5. People today try to expoit others for their own selfish ends. Nobody is making efforts with sacred feelings to help others. In fact, a true human being is supposed to help others. Only those who are endowed with the five values of Truth, Duty, Peace, Love and Non-violence are human being in the real sense of the term. We should also develop compassion which is not to be seen anywhere now-a-days; what we see today is only "come-fashion". These will lead to divinity in man.