Passage 4

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Ah! What a fine path this is. To teach Brahman before first teaching morality and niṣṭhā is like trying to light a lamp with no oil, no wick and no bowl. Only after all three, the oil and the rest, have been made ready will the flame of Brahma-Jñāna shine. Here sādhakas must consider very carefully. For the wick, the oil and the bowl must be in balance. That is, if the wick and the bowl are small, the flame will not burn even though the oil is plentiful. If the bowl is big and the oil plentiful but the wick is small, the flame will not burn. Even if the wick and the bowl are big, if there is too little oil, the flame will not burn. Only when each matches the other, only when they are in equal measure, can one enjoy a clear light.

Sri Satchitananda Sai