He who is pure in thought, speech and action, who fears sin and Adharma, who is pious,
God-fearing and equanimous, who is balanced and capable of maintaining equilibrium, will have
his conscience in an unblemished state. He who has abundant Sattva (quality of purity) will
always have an unmarred conscience. Expansion of heart gives rise to the hearing of the voice of
conscience. Inner guidance will always be to that individual who has Sattva in abundant measure
by way of Japa, Svadhyaya, Pranayam, selfless service and other elevative works (Yajna).
“Killing of conscience” means killing of what is divine in man, killing of the enviable
quality of Sattva, expenditure of the laudable wealth of Dharma, the praiseworthy treasure of
spiritual progress. He who is God-fearing can never commit anything that debases him or
degrades him in moral evolution. To kill the conscience means to kill the God in man, to make
an end of all Daivi Sampat (wealth of divine qualities) and equal oneself to a brute and reduce
oneself to a spiritual cannibal. True conscience is another name for the Antaratma or Inner Soul.
Go through my book “Ethical Teachings” in this connection.

From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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