If his mind be uneasy with respect to any deed, let him repeat the penances prescribed for it until they fully satisfy his conscience. Therefore, with a self-controlled mind, a man should expiate his sins here on earth. Expiation and repentance, to a man who continues to commit sinful acts, knowing them to be harmful, are of no avail. Futile is it to bathe an elephant if he is straightway to roll again in the mud. All sinful thoughts and evil deeds are caused by ignorance.
True expiation comes from illumination.
As fire consumes all things, so does the fire of knowledge consume all evil and ignorance. The great secret of this complete transformation is the development of love for God. As when the sun rises the dewdrops vanish away, so when love grows all sin and ignorance disappear.