06 February 1995 (Extract from the Writings of Baby Tám - Year 1995)

Question: Why do humans decline to save themselves with a sincere heart and by their own efforts?

Answer: Humans do not accept to save themselves with a sincere heart and by their own efforts, because since their birth, they are already attracted by the external world. They unknowingly forget their own selves. They have built a social status, created a high social position for themselves, so they wrongly believe to be successful. They forget the irrefutable Law of Birth, Maturity, Decay, and Destruction, so they refuse to search for their inherent spiritual potential. Finally, at the chaotic moment when their soul must leave their body, they are no longer lucid and feel aimless. Therefore, they must endure the law of karmic retribution in order to awaken their spiritual consciousness.

Psalm

Learning lessons in this complex sphere,

They have returned to their sorrowful consciousness,

Wrongly believing that they would not die,

They do not cultivate themselves spiritually, so their consciousness remains obscure.