Passage 11

In English

One may doubt as to how we, who are full of or attributes, reach this particular aspect, which is formless, attributeless and indescribable. Many religious founders have described this as (an attributeless, pure, final abode, eternal, unsullied, enlightened, free and embodiment of sacredness). But to teach and propagate such truth, we must have religious founders or religious teachers. To light a candle, one would need another lighted candle. Thus, it is only the knowledgeable and wise leaders of religions who can light up the lives of ignorant people. An unlit candle cannot light up another candle. It is only the wise, self-luminous people who have knowledge of God who can spread this divine knowledge. It is this formless, attributeless God who decides to appear in human form and become the source of wisdom and light, communicating this wisdom to other ignorant people. Such a phenomenon is known as . He has not come for His own sake. He has come for the sake of enlightening the lives of ignorant people. The milk doesn’t turn to curd for the sake of milk. Milk changes to curd only for the sake of the people who want to consume it. The seed doesn’t grow into a tree for its own sake. The river doesn’t flow for its own sake. It has no thirst. Similarly, God has no desires to be fulfilled. He doesn’t come in human form to fulfil His own desires. He has come as an to save the world, remove the bad and establish righteousness. As natural as it is for milk to turn to curd, so it is for man to become divine.