Passage 5

In English

In the same manner, although all the are identical with the divine, the aspect of is like the beautiful chiselled form, whereas, the are like the small pieces of rock. Here we should recognise the great truth that the present in all the is one and the same. Just as many come out of one , many come from the divine aspect. We can get a good example for this from the tradition that we follow during . We take one single candle and with that we light a number of . If we do not have the candle, we cannot light so many . Several come from the same . In the same manner, since all have originated from one , our should aim at taking back the to the . However, we are forgetting the original and giving importance to the secondary . The recognised their origin. After having surrendered themselves to one aspect, they would not worship any other aspect. In this manner, they developed the highest form of concentration. Today, people have several minds, several offerings, several paths, several ideas and thoughts. We are living in diversity and have become distant from oneness. We remember God when we are in difficulty and once our troubles are over, we think only of the world. Shaping our lives in that manner, yet we call ourselves devotees of God. Truly, if we compare ourselves with the and , we will not find a single instance of comparison. Till the very end of their lives, they relied on the name and form of . Everyday, we are also offering ourselves, but to what? to children, to wealth and to enjoyment. In that context, we should describe our devotion as part-time devotion. From such devotion it will not be possible to get any kind of bliss. Students, you have two ears and you can listen to two things. You have two eyes and you can use them to see two things, but you have only one tongue and you should utter only one word and use it to describe only one form. This is the real symbol of the path of truth.