In plain words
Since there is a portion of the sun in every man, man's chief duty is to follow in the sun's footsteps.
Today the sun is setting out towards the north. For six months the sun travels to the north, and for six months to the south. According to science the sun does not move. It is only because the earth turns that the sun seems to us to move. He travels neither from south to north nor from north to south. He is eternal, complete and unmoving. But to man, who moves, he seems to move. In still water the sun looks still. In water full of waves the sun too seems to move. But is it the sun that moves, or the water? In the same way, just as man's mind moves, the sun seems to us to change and to travel.
To set out towards the north means to follow the path of Īśvara
In the spiritual science, the sun's setting out today towards the north has a special meaning. Its inner meaning is that these six months are day for the gods. To travel towards the north is to follow the path of Īśvara. Besides this, seen with worldly eyes, the whole world shines with the beauty of nature. In this month ordinary people have no work and enjoy rest in their homes. Because every kind of harvest has come home, people enjoy their food and drink without any difficulty. The weather, too, is neither hot nor cold. The sun too, in a gentle form, gives the people joy. Before this the nights were long and the hours of daylight short. From today the day is long and the night short. The day, too, is very calm. That is why the poets said: