In every human being there is inner divine force that goads him into right action. There is also present in him the opposing forces that lures him into evil deeds. Resolutions to refrain from committing sin are often short lived. More often than not, the man who vows to speak the truth always is forced by circumstances to utter lies.

Similarly, however much a man may determine not to hurt others, he might without conscious deliberation at sometime or the other, inflict injury upon another. This is a universal phenomenon. While several kind of righteous strengths are present in man, there is also present in him a mightier malevolent force that compels him to do wrong actions. A typical example is that of a man deciding to fast on a Saturday as part of his worship of Lord Venkateswara but succumbing to the temptation of a cup of coffee and a few idlis before noon the very day.(SSE, p. 112)