In English
When desire is destroyed, Love reigns supreme
The has a potent inner meaning which wants you to grasp. The is the most precious object, in the truly spiritual sense. You know that burnt the God of Desire or , called (for he agitates the mind and confounds the confusion already existing there) into a heap of ashes. adorned Himself with that ash, and thus He shone in His Glory, as the Conqueror of Desire. When was destroyed, (Love) reigned supreme. When there is no desire to warp the mind, Love could be true and full. What greater offering can you give God to glorify Him than the ash signifying your triumph over tantalising Desire? Ash is the ultimate condition of things; it cannot undergo any further change. The with is done to inspire you to give up desire and offer the ashes of its destruction as the most valuable of all the articles you have earned. Ash cannot fade as flowers do in a day or two; it does not dry and disappear or get soiled and unpotable as water does; it will not lose colour as leaves do, in a few hours; it does not rot as fruits do in a few days. Ash is ash for ever and ever. So, burn your viles, your vices, your bad habits; worship , rendering yourselves pure in thought and word and deed.