Animals and human beings have these things in common - eating,
wandering about, sleeping and seeking pleasure. However, human beings have
other unique abilities like the power to reason out, the power to renounce and
the power to decide on right and wrong. These are the special powers of human
beings. These powers should be applied not only in worldly matters, but also in
the investigation of the Ultimate Truth. If Discrimination, Renunciation and
Inquiry are carried out while passing through the joys and sorrows of life,
conviction is bound to dawn in a moment that all the worldly pleasures are
unreal and have no basis for eternal joy. When such knowledge dawns, one is
bound to tread the path of religion, perform Sadhana and take up the inquiry
which leads him to Truth. This is the task that mankind must be engaged in.
