The benefit we can derive from anything is directly proportional to the faith we place in it. From adoration of gods, pilgrimages, chanting mantras, or resorting to doctors, we derive benefits only according to the measure of our faith. For the growth of faith and for the fostering of understanding, an essential requirement is purity of the heart, of the very base of thought (the kshetra), and of the level of consciousness (chittha). Without this purity, the sudden effort of self-inquiry or investigation into the self-existent Atma, while in the midst of diverse worldly and material entanglements, will be rendered fruitless, since it will not stem from an eager will. The consciousness (chittha) must first be withdrawn from the objective world (prapancha) and turned inward toward the awareness of the Atma. Seeds can sprout fast only when planted in a well-ploughed land. So too, the seed of Atmic wisdom can sprout in the heart-field (hridaya-kshetra) only when it has undergone the necessary refining process.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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