You go to a market and buy an orange, paying some money. You discard the outer skin and seeds in it and drink only the juice. Just because you have paid the money for the entire fruit, do you eat the rind and seeds also? No. If you eat the rind and seeds, your tongue will have to experience bitter taste. Though you have paid money for the entire fruit, you have to discard the rind and seeds and drink only juice. Similarly, in life, you have to discard those things which are harmful and accept those which are beneficial. You have to give up bad thoughts, bad qualities, bad feelings and bad actions which are like the seeds of a fruit which you have to discard. Then what is that you have to accept and experience? You have to accept all that is Madhuram (sweet).
God is the embodiment of sweetness. His speech is sweet. His look is sweet, everything about him is sweet. This sweetness you have to imbibe. You have to accept all that is good and sweet and reject all that is bad and bitter. What is that which leads man to evil path? Man’s bad qualities and bad thoughts lead him to the path of evil. Whenever any bad thought arises in your mind, you should drive away, thinking,’ Evil thoughts are not proper for human being.’ You should remind yourself, ‘I am a man, I am a man; I am not an animal, I am not an animal.’ A human being should have human qualities. Hatred, anger, jealousy,etc., are animal qualities. You should enquire, ‘What are natural qualities.’? Your natural qualities are truth, righteousness, love, non –violence, forbearance and noble conduct. Evil thoughts are not natural to man. (SS April 11, pp. 103-104)