To the self-giving manifestation-lovers⁵⁴

There is a saying that failures are the pillars of success. Today’s failure is not a permanent failure. Today’s failure is the beginning of a grand success. Our manifestation-lovers and self-givers at times have outwardly failed, but there is something called the inner world. In the inner world they have definitely succeeded with regard to their determination, aspiration and self-giving.

At times, failure-bell rings most powerfully and most deplorably. But I am telling the self-giving manifestation-lovers who have such eagerness to manifest their Guru’s world-light, do not give up, do not give up, do not give up! That is not the way you have chosen.

I wish to make a most sincere request from the very depths of my heart: please do not dwell in the world of blame. Do not say that because of some individual you did not succeed. Let us take the experience as God’s Will. Without God’s Will, we can do nothing. If individuals blame one another, that will be a very painful experience, a very destructive experience in your heart. If something unfortunate has happened, just forget about it. The past is dust, the past is dust: that is our philosophy. Even if something for which we have worked very, very hard does not give us the joy of success, we must utter our mantra: the past is dust, the past is dust. And this experience happily we shall place at the Feet of our Lord Supreme. Once we place our failure at the Feet of our Lord Supreme, that failure does not remain a failure. It becomes a lovable and cherishable gift that we receive from our Lord Supreme.

Do not be doomed to disappointment. Arise, awake! We shall not stop until the goal is won. This is the message of Swami Vivekananda, the champion, the supreme hero who fought against ignorance-night mightily. Arise, awake! Stop not until the goal is won. Let this message reverberate in our aspiration-hearts and dedication-lives.