Passage 1

In English

If only the agony and toil now being experienced by man for keeping himself and his family in comfort and to accumulate the symbols of wealth and power are directed towards God, man can be infinitely more happy. The veil of (illusion), however, hides from him the face of God which is shining from every being and thing around him. is of the nature of (darkness and ignorance). In deep dreamless sleep, the self alone exists, but it is there supervened by or (ignorance) only. You are not aware then that you are ; that is the difference between the (spiritual wisdom) and the (deep sleep) stage. The knows he is One with ; the person in deep dreamless sleep does not know. All persons experience it; so it is universal. It is not real, it is not explicable. We cannot pronounce it as , (non-existent), for its effects are everywhere; we cannot pronounce it as (existent), for when the Reality is experienced, there is no duality at all. From the standpoint of wisdom, is unreal; in the vision of the enlightened saint, is absent. It is a peculiar, (indescribable) phenomenon. To the , who has crossed the shores of change and difference, it is non-existent; to those relying on reason, it is inexplicable; to the ordinary man, it is a fact. creates the universe; it spreads before the mind the vast paraphernalia of the objective world. It is a (juggler), an enchantress who entices the intelligence and traps the senses. This can be subdued by (mark the change of syllables). is the concentrated contemplation of the glory of God. The mind is filled with admiration at a juggler's manipulations, so long as one does not know that it is willed and caused by the juggler; once it is known that all the tricks are enacted by him, one rests satisfied that it is mere - temporary flashes, attractive displays which do not last. reveals the juggler behind the jugglery and you know that He is capable of much more, for He has infinite wisdom, infinite power and infinite mercy.