In English
The cataract in a person’s eyes does not come from the outside. It is a growth from the inside. A red-hot piece of burning wood or coal is covered by a layer of embers. This layer of ashes does not come from the outside. The embers are produced by the burning wood itself. The moss growing in water covers the surface. The sun changes the water on earth into water vapor, which rises up into the sky forming clouds. Thus, the clouds formed by the sun cover the sun. Likewise, the ignorance which arises in man’s mind clouds his discrimination and leads him to grief. The cataract in the eyes will have to be removed by a surgical operation. Wisdom is the surgical instrument that removes the malignant growth of ignorance. The weapon of wisdom enables the to conquer ignorance and attain enlightenment. The attainment of spiritual enlightenment by the instrument of wisdom is known as , which is facilitated by constant practice and ceremonial ritual. Students should try and put into practice at least a few of the immortal aphorisms of the , though they may not be able to follow the elaborate ritualism of the scriptures.