Passage 7

In English

has set the standard for everyone

enlightens every seeker in the spiritual field, since he put into daily practice all that he deemed right. So, He sets the standard for every member of the household, of the society, of the nation and of the human race. He went into exile to maintain the highest ideal of a ruler responsive to the reaction of his subjects. The former holds forth the duty of (respecting the command of the father) and the latter, the regal duty of (respecting the wishes of the ruled). The root is: the 'word', of the parent, of the people. The fruit is , liberation. For liberation is the ultimate goal, the inevitable destiny. The bud has as its inevitable goal, through the emerging fruit and the mature fruit to become the sweet ripe fruit. These three stages do follow each other. That is the reason why the lay down (the bud), which becomes (the flower)and (the fruit) in - sections. illustrated in His own life this process of the onward evolution of the soul into its Awareness.