Chosen & translated by :Valji Govindji Desai
First Edition : 1962
Printed and Published by :
Jitendra T. Desai
Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahemadabad-380014
India
©Navajivan Trust, 1927
The substance of education
Take care of your body, your mind and your soul. For the body you should take exercise, indulge in recreation, have nutritious food and keep a good temper. For the mind you should read good books and ponder over the contents. For the soul you should cultivate purity by rising early, attentively taking part in a prayers and studying the Gita. Everyday say to yourself : ‘I will think, speak and act truthfully. I will love everybody. I will control all the senses. I will not covet what belongs to another. I will hold nothing as my own but will dedicate everything to God.’ Such thoughts as these will make for purity.
Recorded under November 28, 1920;
Dairy of Mahadevbhai, Vol.V, p.397;
translated from the Gujarati.