Passage 9

In English

Life is a short play on the stage. This body is like a bubble. The mind is always fickle. In the , confesses to ' that the mind, which is constantly vascillating, is difficult to control. Nevertheless, man has to concentrate on his true destination. What is this destination, the goal and the aim of life? The and the have made this clear. Our destination is the source from which we came. As long as the individual is caught up in the (phenomenal world), his mind will be unsteady and vacillating. As long as there is life in the body it is (sacred). Once life goes out, it is nothing. The Vedhic declaration, "" ("He is I") is demonstrated by the inhaling done during breathing. When you exhale and utter "," you are giving up the "I". "" proclaims the identity of the individual and the Divine ('I am He'). This identity will not be understood as long as one is caught up in the tentacles of the material world.