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Rh art an ativâdin, he may say, I am an ativâdin; he need not deny it.'

1. 'But in reality he is an ativâdin who declares the Highest Being to be the True (Satya).'

'Sir, may I become an ativâdin by the True.'

'But we must desire to know the True.'

'Sir, I desire to know the True.

1. 'When one understands the True, then one declares the True. One who does not understand it, does not declare the True. Only he who understands it, declares the True. This understanding, however, we must desire to understand.'

'Sir, I desire to understand it.'

1. 'When one perceives, then one understands. One who does not perceive, does not understand. Only he who perceives, understands. This perception, however, we must desire to understand.'

'Sir, I desire to understand it.'