Effort

"A person was travelling with his son. They felt very hungry and thirsty. Then, pointing out the rice paddy plants on the roadside, the father started saying, 'Look, this is a paddy plant. After some time the grain will grow there. If the paddy is husked, rice will be obtained. Delicious food made by mixing rice flour, coconut and molasses which, when eaten, will stop hunger.'

"But their hunger will not be removed simply with this knowledge. You must eat the food if hunger is to be removed.

"Children, Scriptures will tell about the Atman, but what is the use if it is not experienced by oneself? Therefore, without wasting time, start your Sadhana immediately."