Passage 9

In English

In the , the mystic figure in which the (the Cosmic energy principle, and the deity presiding over it) is invoked and installed, is the very centre, and around it are all the other symbols placed. Man too must do this installation. is the real life-principle of every (sacred formulae), of every man (symbolically speaking). is what saves man, man being but the (mind), with which he can meditate on the . You can have this (practice of the transcendental sound) by watching the breath as it goes in and out, and listening in silence to the ('so' - the 'silent' sound audible when the breath goes in and, 'ham' - the 'silent' sound audible when it goes out). You have to ponder over the meaning of (I am That). What are you? You are That; you are a Spark of the Divine. You are not the body, senses, mind, intelligence, etc., with which you now identify yourselves. You are God, only caught in 'deluding yourselves that you are bound by this body. of this sort is a must for all workers for that alone can give them and the other most valuable gift, (love). It will change their vision and enable them to witness Unity where formerly they were confounded by diversity - diversity of language, religion, nationality, creed, colour and caste. can be best served only after cultivating this new vision. So both the and the pupils should decide to practise spiritual faithfully, and consider the work too as a part of it.